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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/classification-and-labelling-of-explosives-regulations-1983/regulation-12",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1983/1140",
  "legislation_title": "The Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/classification-and-labelling-of-explosives-regulations-1983",
  "path": "regulation/12",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Defence in proceedings for contravening these Regulations",
  "text": "In any proceedings for an alleged contravention of, or breach of duty imposed by, these Regulations it shall be a defence for any person to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of such an offence or breach.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/1140/regulation/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T17:58:57.460285+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."
}