{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-jersey-order-1997/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2598",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Jersey) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-jersey-order-1997",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Supplementary provision",
  "text": "After section 277 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, as extended to Jersey by virtue of article 2 above, there shall be inserted—\n“Accessories and abettors\n277A Any person who knowingly or wilfully aids, abets, counsels, causes, procures or commands the commission of an offence under this Act shall be liable to be dealt with, tried and punished as a principal offender.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2598/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:43:47.597389+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."
}