{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-3A/paragraph-9",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/21",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Proceedings for an offence under paragraph 6 or 7 may be brought in England and Wales only—\n(a) by or with the consent of the Attorney General, or\n(b) by or with the authority of the Secretary of State.\n(2) Proceedings for an offence under paragraph 6 or 7 may be brought in Northern Ireland only—\n(a) by or with the consent of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, or\n(b) by or with the authority of the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted (10.9.2003) by Marine Safety Act 2003 (c. 16), s. 4, Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/3A/paragraph/9",
    "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."
}