{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-14/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-14/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/21",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/14/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Notwithstanding the repeal by the Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993 of the following provisions, instruments in force before the repeal under the provisions specified in the left-hand column shall continue in force until superseded by safety regulations and the related provisions specified in the right-hand column shall continue in force for the purposes of those instruments:\nEmpowering provision\nRelated provisions\n1894 Act: section 427\n— Section 430.\n1949 Act: section 3\n— Sections 3(5) and (6) and 28.\nsection 21\n— Section 21(3).\n1964 Act: section 2\n— —\n1967 Act (c.64): section 1\n— Section 1(2) and (3).\n1977 Act: section 2\n— —\n(2) The Secretary of State may exempt any ships or classes of ships from any requirements of the rules for life-saving appliances or the radio rules, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.\nIn this sub-paragraph—\n“the rules for life-saving appliances” means rules under section 427 of the 1894 Act saved by sub-paragraph (1) above; and\n“the radio rules” means rules under section 3 of the 1949 Act saved by that sub-paragraph.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/14/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:07.847944+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."
}