{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-diving-safety-regulations-2002/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-diving-safety-regulations-2002/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1587",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-diving-safety-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Diving contractor",
  "text": "Where there is more than one person falling within the definition of “diving contractor” those persons shall, before commencing the diving project, jointly and in writing appoint one of them to act as the diving contractor for the purpose of these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1587/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:54:39.919460+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."
}