{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-regulations-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2021/792",
  "legislation_title": "The Space Industry Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-regulations-2021",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Technical particulars",
  "text": "(1) For each safety-critical system used in the proposed spaceflight activities—\n(a) a description, drawing and schematic diagram of the system;\n(b) a statement of the system’s purpose;\n(c) documentation justifying the choice of design for that system;\n(d) a description of each way that system could fail;\n(e) predicted probabilities of failure and, where known, failure frequencies;\n(f) predicted consequences of failure;\n(g) a description of any method used to check that the applicant has correctly identified the environment within which the system is expected to operate;\n(h) a description of the methods used to—\n(i) design, test and qualify the system;\n(ii) accept the system hardware and any software for use;\n(iii) determine the service life of the system and the major phases of its lifecycle;\n(i) the criteria and procedures for disposal or refurbishment of the system or its major components;\n(j) a description of any standards used in paragraphs (a) to (i).\n(2) In this paragraph, “safety-critical system” means any system, including hardware and software, the performance of which is essential to preventing a major accident as a result of the proposed spaceflight activities.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/792/schedule/1/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:11:23.525161+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."
}