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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-act-2006/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-act-2006/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/29",
  "legislation_title": "Compensation Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-act-2006",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Deterrent effect of potential liability",
  "text": "A court considering a claim in negligence or breach of statutory duty may, in determining whether the defendant should have taken particular steps to meet a standard of care (whether by taking precautions against a risk or otherwise), have regard to whether a requirement to take those steps might—\n(a) prevent a desirable activity from being undertaken at all, to a particular extent or in a particular way, or\n(b) discourage persons from undertaking functions in connection with a desirable activity.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/29/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:14:16.985072+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
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}