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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1393",
  "legislation_title": "The Rules of the Air Regulations 1996",
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  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Right-hand traffic rule",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an aircraft which is flying within the United Kingdom in sight of the ground and following a road, railway, canal or coastline, or any other line of landmarks, shall keep such line of landmarks on its left.\n(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an aircraft flying within controlled airspace in accordance with instructions given by the appropriate air traffic control unit.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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