{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-and-other-transport-environmental-protection-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018/regulation-7",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111175088",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-and-other-transport-environmental-protection-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2009",
  "text": "(1) The Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2009 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “Certifying Authority” substitute—\n““Certifying Authority” means the Secretary of State or any person authorised by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 4 (certifying authorities) of the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015;”.\n(3) In regulation 3(1)(b) (application) for “another” substitute “an”.\n(4) In regulation 4 (surveyors and the issue of certificates)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) in the opening words for “ships flying the flag of a Member State” substitute “United Kingdom ships”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (a) for “the administration of the Member State” substitute “the Secretary of State or the administration of a Member State”;\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “a surveyor nominated for the purpose by one of those administrations, or by a recognised organisation acting on behalf of the administration” substitute “a surveyor nominated for the purpose by the Secretary of State or the administration of a Member State, or by a recognised organisation acting on behalf of the Secretary of State or the administration of a Member State”;\n(b) in paragraph (2) after “carried out by” insert “the Secretary of State or”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2009/2796, amended by S.I. 2011/3056 and S.I. 2013/3306."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Definition substituted by S.I. 2011/3056."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111175088/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:03:17.199433+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."
}