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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/provision-and-use-of-work-equipment-regulations-1998/regulation-24",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2306",
  "legislation_title": "The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "regulation/24",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Warnings",
  "text": "(1) Every employer shall ensure that work equipment incorporates any warnings or warning devices which are appropriate for reasons of health and safety.\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), warnings given by warning devices on work equipment shall not be appropriate unless they are unambiguous, easily perceived and easily understood.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 24 in force at 5.12.1998, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2306/regulation/24",
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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."
}