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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-port-state-control-regulations-1995/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/3128",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-port-state-control-regulations-1995",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Competent Authority",
  "text": "(1) The Marine Safety Agency is designated the competent authority for the United Kingdom for the purpose of the Council Directive and Part I of these Regulations.\n(2) In relation to any other member State the “competent authority” means the national maritime administration maintained by that State for the inspection of ships.\n(3) In relation to a stae other than a member State “competent authority” means any authority designated as such by that state.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3128/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:56:52.884381+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."
}