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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-precautions-sub-surface-railway-stations-england-regulations-2009/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/782",
  "legislation_title": "The Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) (England) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-precautions-sub-surface-railway-stations-england-regulations-2009",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations revoke and partially replace the Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1401; “the 1989 Regulations”), which set out the specific requirements as to fire precautions at sub-surface railway stations. Provisions in relation to general fire precautions governing sub-surface railway stations are found in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541; “the 2005 Order”).\nThese Regulations, which are made under article 24 of the 2005 Order and apply only to England, include the following provisions:\n(a) a requirement to lock doors not giving access to fire escapes (regulation 4(2));\n(b) requirements to provide means for fighting fires and detection and warning systems for certain parts of stations (regulations 5 and 6);\n(c) requirements for stations to be kept clear of combustible refuse and for areas for storing such refuse to be separated by fire-resisting construction (regulation 7);\n(d) requirements in relation to materials used in the internal construction of station premises (regulation 8);\n(e) requirements as to instruction and training of members of staff (regulation 9);\n(f) exemptions from the requirements of the Regulations in certain circumstances (regulation 11).\nA full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available at www.communities.gov.uk/fire.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/782/note",
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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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