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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-protection-products-basic-conditions-regulations-1997/schedule-3/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/189",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations 1997",
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  "number": "3",
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  "text": "No person in the course of a business or employment shall use a prescribed plant protection product, or give an instruction to others on the use of a prescribed plant protection product, unless that person—\n(a) has received adequate instruction, training and guidance in the safe, efficient and humane use of prescribed plant protection products, and\n(b) is competent for the duties which that person is called upon to perform.",
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      "affecting": "uksi/2011/2131",
      "affecting_title": "The Plant Protection Products Regulations 2011"
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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."
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