{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-hours-of-work-regulations-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-hours-of-work-regulations-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2125",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-hours-of-work-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 13th August 2002\nLaid before Parliament 14th August 2002\nComing into force 7th September 2002\nWhereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them and to the employment of children and young persons:\nAnd whereas, in so far as the following Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the Secretary of State has in pursuance of section 86(4) of that Act consulted the persons referred to in that subsection:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and by sections 85(1)(a) and (b), (3), (5) and (7) and 86(1) and (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations (except reg. 21, Sch. 2) revoked (6.4.2018) by The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/58), reg. 30(a) (with regs. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/595."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/266."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1995 c. 21; sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 8, and are applied to hovercraft by virtue of the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2125/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:50:34.920277+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."
}