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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-pollution-limits-regulations-2014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2014/3306",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-pollution-limits-regulations-2014",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Marine Pollution\nMade 11th December 2014\nLaid before Parliament 17th December 2014\nComing into force 28th January 2015\nThe 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 , in relation to measures relating to the environment and in relation to measures relating to maritime transport .\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996 , by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987 , by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1990 , by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983 , by article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Convention) Order 1987 , by articles 2 and 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2006 , by articles 3, 4 and 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Order 2006 , by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by sections 85, 86 and 128(5) and (6) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 .\nIn accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in that section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/595."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/301."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/757."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/282; article 2 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/470, amended by S.I. 1990/2595."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "S.I. 1990/2595."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M8",
      "text": "S.I. 1983/1106, amended by S.I. 1985/2002, S.I. 1991/2885 and S.I. 1993/1580."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M9",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/2567."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M10",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/1248."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M11",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/2950."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M12",
      "text": "1995 c.21. Sections 85 and 86 were amended by sections 8 and 29 of and Schedule 7 Part 1 to the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28) and are applied to hovercraft by article 4 of the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350) (sections 85 and 86 re-enact sections 21 and 22 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c.39), to which that article refers). There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations. Section 128(5) was amended by the Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006 (c.8)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3306/introduction",
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  "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."
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