{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-goods-in-harbour-areas-regulations-2016/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-goods-in-harbour-areas-regulations-2016/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/721",
  "legislation_title": "The Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-goods-in-harbour-areas-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Vessels to keep a safe distance from moored or anchored vessels displaying the flag or light required by regulation 8",
  "text": "(1) A master shall not bring a vessel alongside a moored or anchored vessel which is displaying a flag or signal required by regulation 8 without—\n(a) the permission of the berth operator and the master of the vessel if it is at berth;\n(b) the permission of the harbour master and the master of the vessel if it is elsewhere,\nand must otherwise keep a safe distance from that vessel.\n(2) The permission in paragraph (1) may relate to a named vessel, to a class of vessels or to vessels generally.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 9 in force at 1.10.2016, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/721/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:22:05.493607+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."
}