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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/good-laboratory-practice-regulations-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/654",
  "legislation_title": "The Good Laboratory Practice Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/good-laboratory-practice-regulations-1997",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Test system facilities",
  "text": "(1) The laboratory should have a sufficient number of rooms or areas to ensure the isolation of test systems and the isolation of individual projects, involving substances known or suspected of being biohazardous.\n(2) Suitable facilities should be available for the diagnosis, treatment and control of diseases, in order to ensure that there is no unacceptable degree of deterioration of test systems.\n(3) There should be storage areas as needed for supplies and equipment. Storage areas should be separated from areas housing the test systems and should be adequately protected against infestation and contamination. Refrigeration should be provided for perishable commodities.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/654/schedule/1/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:22:49.085052+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."
}