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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/743",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "An “explosive” means:\n(a) (i) a substance or preparation which creates the risk of an explosion by shock, friction, fire or other sources of ignition (risk phrase R 2),\n(ii) a pyrotechnic substance is a substance (or mixture of substances) designed to produce heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of such effects through non-detonating self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions, or\n(iii) an explosive or pyrotechnic substance or preparation contained in objects;\n(b) a substance or preparation which creates extreme risks of explosion by shock, friction, fire or other sources of ignition (risk phrase R 3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2014/162",
      "affecting_title": "The Heavy Fuel Oil (Amendment) Regulations 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/1088",
      "affecting_title": "The Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations 2005"
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  "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."
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