{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-dangerous-or-noxious-liquid-substances-in-bulk-amendment-regulations-2004/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-dangerous-or-noxious-liquid-substances-in-bulk-amendment-regulations-2004/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/930",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous or Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-dangerous-or-noxious-liquid-substances-in-bulk-amendment-regulations-2004",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of principal Regulations: Transitional provisions",
  "text": "After regulation 3 of the principal Regulations, there shall be inserted the following regulation:\n“Transitional provision\n3A. Except in special circumstances as determined by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, an appropriate Certificate issued or endorsed before 20th April 2004 by:\n(a) an appropriate Certifying Authority, or\n(b) the Administration of a State which is a Party to the MARPOL Convention or the Administration of a Contracting Government to the SOLAS Convention in accordance with regulation 11 (4),\nshall remain valid until it expires under the terms of these Regulations as in force before that date, and shall for any other purpose of these Regulations be treated as though it had been issued under these Regulations as amended.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/930/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:28:34.838618+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."
}