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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-goods-in-harbour-areas-regulations-2016/regulation-27",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/721",
  "legislation_title": "The Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations 2016",
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  "path": "regulation/27",
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  "number": "27",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The exercise of due diligence to avoid the commission of an offence is a defence in any proceedings under these Regulations or byelaws made under these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "Reg. 27 in force at 1.10.2016, see reg. 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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