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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/work-at-height-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/279",
  "legislation_title": "The Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
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  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Competence",
  "text": "Every employer shall ensure that a person shall not engage in any activity, including organisation, planning and supervision, in relation to work at height or work equipment for use in such work unless he is competent to do so or, if being trained, is being supervised by a competent person.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 in operation at 11.7.2005, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/279/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:03.041531+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."
}