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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-masters-discretion-regulations-1997/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2886",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Master’s Discretion) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-masters-discretion-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Master’s discretion",
  "text": "The owner, charterer or manager of a ship or any other person shall not prevent or restrict the master of the ship from taking or executing any decision which, in the master’s professional judgement, is necessary for the safe navigation of the ship.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2886/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:41:33.578774+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."
}