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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/635",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989",
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  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Persons to be competent to prevent danger and injury",
  "text": "No person shall be engaged in any work activity where technical knowledge or experience is necessary to prevent danger or, where appropriate, injury, unless he possesses such knowledge or experience, or is under such degree of supervision as may be appropriate having regard to the nature of the work.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "Reg. 16 in force at 1.4.1990, see reg. 1"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/635/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:45:43.001183+00:00"
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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."
}