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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/noise-emission-in-the-environment-by-equipment-for-use-outdoors-regulations-2001/schedule-12A/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/noise-emission-in-the-environment-by-equipment-for-use-outdoors-regulations-2001/schedule-12A/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1701",
  "legislation_title": "The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/noise-emission-in-the-environment-by-equipment-for-use-outdoors-regulations-2001",
  "path": "schedule/12A/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The staff responsible for inspection must have—\n(a) sound technical and professional training;\n(b) satisfactory knowledge of the requirements for the assessment of technical documentation;\n(c) satisfactory knowledge of the requirements for the tests they carry out and adequate practical experience of such tests;\n(d) the ability to draw up the certificates, records and reports required to authenticate the performance of the tests.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 12A inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 8 para. 26 (with Sch. 8 para. 14) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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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."
}