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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-asbestos-regulations-2012/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-asbestos-regulations-2012/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/632",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-asbestos-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Cleanliness of premises and plant",
  "text": "Every employer who undertakes work which exposes or is liable to expose any employees of that employer to asbestos must ensure that—\n(a) the premises, or those parts of the premises where that work is carried out, and the plant used in connection with that work are kept in a clean state; and\n(b) where such work has been completed, the premises, or those parts of the premises where the work was carried out, are thoroughly cleaned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/632/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:38:52.742426+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."
}