{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-oil-pollution-regulations-2019/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-oil-pollution-regulations-2019/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/42",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-oil-pollution-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Transitional provision",
  "text": "Except in circumstances determined by the Secretary of State, an IOPP or UKOPP certificate issued or endorsed by an appropriate Certifying Authority under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996 which is valid immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force—\n(a) has effect on and after that date as if it were issued or endorsed under these Regulations; and\n(b) subject to the provisions of these Regulations, continues to be valid until the date of expiry of that certificate.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "The terms “Certifying Authority”, “IOPP certificate” and “UKOPP certificate” are defined in regulation 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/2154, amended by S.I. 1997/1910, S.I. 2000/483, S.I. 2004/303, S.I. 2004/2110, S.I. 2005/1916, S.I. 2009/1210, S.I. 2014/3306, S.I. 2015/664 and S.I. 2016/1025. The relevant provisions in these instruments are revoked by these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/42/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:49:16.006935+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."
}