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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pipelines-safety-regulations-1996/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pipelines-safety-regulations-1996/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/825",
  "legislation_title": "The Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pipelines-safety-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Prevention of damage to pipelines",
  "text": "For the purpose of ensuring that no damage is caused to a pipeline, the operator shall take such steps to inform persons of its existence and whereabouts as are reasonable.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 16 in force at 11.4.1996, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/825/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:47:24.491973+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."
}