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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-provisions-and-water-regulations-1989/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/102",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) Regulations 1989",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Application",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below –\n(a) these Regulations other than regulation 9 apply to sea-going United Kingdom ships; and\n(b) regulations 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 apply to non-United Kingdom sea-going ships (except fishing vessels) when in a United Kingdom port.\n(2) These Regulations do not apply to –\n(a) ships under 24 metres in length;\n(b) pleasure craft;\n(c) submersible craft; or\n(d) offshore installations whilst on or within 500 metres of their working stations.\n(3) The Secretary of State may grant exemptions from all or any of the provisions of these Regulations (as may be specified in the exemption) for classes of cases or individual cases on such terms (if any) as he may so specify and may, subject to giving reasonable notice, alter or cancel any such exemption.",
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      "affecting_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Consequential and Minor Amendments) Regulations 2014"
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      "affecting_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Consequential and Minor Amendments) Regulations 2014"
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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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