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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/emulsifiers-and-stabilisers-in-food-scotland-regulations-1989/regulation-9",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/945",
  "legislation_title": "The Emulsifiers and Stabilisers in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1989",
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  "path": "regulation/9",
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  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Defences",
  "text": "In any proceedings for an offence against these Regulations in relation to the publication of an advertisement, it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that, being a person whose business it is to publish or arrange for the publication of advertisements, he received the advertisement for publication in the ordinary course of business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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