{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/oil-heaters-safety-regulations-1977/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/oil-heaters-safety-regulations-1977/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1977/167",
  "legislation_title": "The Oil Heaters (Safety) Regulations 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/oil-heaters-safety-regulations-1977",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Stability of heaters",
  "text": "An oil heater designed to stand on a floor—\n(a) shall be so constructed that, when it is standing unsecured on a floor and whether it is full or empty of fuel, it can be tilted to an angle of fifteen degrees from the vertical in any direction without overturning; and\n(b) shall have screw holes, a hook and chain or other means conveniently placed and sufficient for securing it so as to prevent it from being overturned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/167/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:10:02.283531+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."
}