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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-accident-reporting-and-investigation-regulations-2026/regulation-22",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-accident-reporting-and-investigation-regulations-2026/regulation-22.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/430",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-accident-reporting-and-investigation-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/22",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "22",
  "heading": "Extension of time",
  "text": "(1) The Chief Inspector may extend the period of 30 days prescribed in regulation 17(5)(b), where the Chief Inspector considers it appropriate to do so having regard to the requirement in regulation 17(1) for a report of a safety investigation to be made available as soon as is practicable.\n(2) The Chief Inspector may extend the period of 30 days prescribed in regulation 21(7)(b) where the Chief Inspector considers it appropriate to do so.\n(3) The powers under this regulation may be exercised notwithstanding that the prescribed period has expired.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/430/regulation/22",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:02:30.543392+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."
}