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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-major-accident-hazards-regulations-1999/schedule-7/part-1/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/743",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-major-accident-hazards-regulations-1999",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "Any accident covered in sub-paragraph (a) or having at least one of the consequences described in paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) must be notified to the Commission—\n(a) substances involved:\nany fire or explosion or accidental discharge of a dangerous substance involving a quantity of at least 5 per cent of the qualifying quantity laid down in column 3 of Parts 2 or 3 of Schedule 1;\n(b) injury to persons and damage to property:\nan accident directly involving a dangerous substance and giving rise to one of the following events:—\n(i) a death,\n(ii) six persons injured within the establishment and kept in hospital for at least 24 hours,\n(iii) one person outside the establishment kept in hospital for at least 24 hours,\n(iv) dwellings outside the establishment damaged and unusable as a result of the accident,\n(v) the evacuation or confinement of persons for more than two hours (person x hours): the value is at least 500,\n(vi) the interruption of drinking water, electricity, gas or telephone services for more than two hours (person x hours): the value is at least 1,000;\n(c) immediate damage to the environment:\n(i) permanent or long-term damage to terrestrial habitats:—\n0.5 ha or more of a habitat of environmental or conservation importance protected by legislation,\n10 or more hectares of more widespread habitat, including agricultural land;\n(ii) significant or long-term damage to freshwater and marine habitats:\n10 km or more of river or canal,\n1 ha or more of a lake or pond,\n2 ha or more of delta,\n2 ha or more of a coastline or open sea;\n(iii) significant damage to an aquifer or underground water:\n1 ha or more;\n(d) damage to property:\n(i) damage to property in the establishment of at least ECU 2 million,\n(ii) damage to property outside the establishment of at least ECU 0.5 million;\n(e) cross-border damage:\nany accident directly involving a dangerous substance giving rise to effects outside the territory of the Member State concerned;",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/743/schedule/7/part/1/paragraph/1",
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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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