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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-substances-in-harbour-areas-regulations-1987/regulation-45",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/37",
  "legislation_title": "The Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-substances-in-harbour-areas-regulations-1987",
  "path": "regulation/45",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "45",
  "heading": "Defence in proceedings for contravening these Regulations or byelaws",
  "text": "In any proceedings for an offence of contravening these Regulations (other than for an offence under regulation 16, 31(a) or 32(1)) or of contravening any byelaw made under these Regulations, it shall be a defence for any person to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of that offence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/37/regulation/45",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:34:11.536082+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."
}