{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-order-northern-ireland-2011/article-34",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-order-northern-ireland-2011/article-34.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2011/78",
  "legislation_title": "The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-order-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "article/34",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "Rights of foreign vessels etc under international law",
  "text": "(1) Article 4 applies to an activity to the extent that it is carried on in exercise of a right under rules of international law, by or in relation to—\n(a) a third country vessel; or\n(b) a warship, naval auxiliary, other vessel or aircraft owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service (whether or not the warship, naval auxiliary or other vessel is a third country vessel).\n(2) In paragraph (1), “third country vessel” means a vessel which—\n(a) is flying the flag of, or is registered in, any State or territory other than the United Kingdom; and\n(b) is not registered in the United Kingdom.\n(3) Article 4 only applies to an activity to the extent that it falls within item 1, 2, 3 or 8.\n(4) Paragraph 1 is subject to the condition that the approval of a lighthouse authority or a harbour authority is given prior to the deposit or removal activity.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 34(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/112), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 34(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/112), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 34 in operation at 6.4.2011, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/78/article/34",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:22:51.932407+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."
}