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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-quality-limit-values-regulations-2001/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-quality-limit-values-regulations-2001/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2315",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Quality Limit Values Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-quality-limit-values-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Duty to ensure that ambient air quality is improved",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State shall take the measures necessary to ensure that throughout England in each zone concentrations of relevant pollutants in ambient air, as assessed in accordance with regulations 4 to 7, do not exceed the limit values set out in Schedule 1 from the dates specified in that Schedule.\n(2) The measures taken shall—\n(a) take into account an integrated approach to the protection of air, water and soil;\n(b) not contravene Community legislation on the protection of safety and health of workers at work; and\n(c) have no significant negative effects on the environment in the other Member States.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2315/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:45:21.655109+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}