{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-vessels-act-1985/section-6A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-vessels-act-1985/section-6A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/22",
  "legislation_title": "Dangerous Vessels Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-vessels-act-1985",
  "path": "section/6A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6A",
  "heading": "Saving for safety directions",
  "text": "Directions under section 1 of this Act shall have no effect in so far as they—\n(a) are inconsistent with the exercise by or on behalf of the Secretary of State of a power under Schedule 3A to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) (safety directions),\n(b) would interfere with a person’s compliance with a direction under that Schedule, or\n(c) would interfere with action taken by virtue of that Schedule.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 6A inserted (10.9.2003) by Marine Safety Act 2003 (c. 16), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/22/section/6A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:00:25.786167+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."
}