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  "legislation_title": "The Gangmasters (Licensing Conditions) Rules 2009",
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  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Restriction on pre-conditions",
  "text": "(1) A licence holder must not make the provision of work-finding services conditional upon the worker—\n(a) using other services or hiring or purchasing goods provided by the licence holder or any person with whom the licence holder is connected; or\n(b) giving or not withdrawing consent to the disclosure of information relating to the worker.\n(2) Where a worker uses services for which these Rules do not prohibit the charging of a fee, a licence holder providing or making provision for such services must ensure that the worker is able to cancel or withdraw from those services at any time without incurring any detriment or penalty, subject to the worker giving to the provider of those services notice of five working days or, for services relating to the provision of living accommodation, notice of ten working days.",
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