{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-training-and-certification-and-minimum-standards-of-safety-communications-amendment-regulations-2006/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-training-and-certification-and-minimum-standards-of-safety-communications-amendment-regulations-2006/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/89",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification and Minimum Standards of Safety Communications) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-training-and-certification-and-minimum-standards-of-safety-communications-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMASTERS AND SEAMEN\nMade 18th January 2006\nLaid before Parliament 24th January 2006\nComing into force 20th February 2006\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to:\n(a) the recognition of higher education diplomas or formal qualifications required for the pursuit of professions or other occupations; and\n(b) the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them;\nThe Secretary of State for Transport makes these Regulations using his powers under:\n(a) section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972; and\n(b) section 47(1), (3) and (4) and section 85(1), (3) and (5) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;\nIn so far as these Regulations are made under section 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in section 86(4) of that Act and in so far as they are made under section 47 of that Act, he has consulted the organisations referred to in section 306(4) of that Act:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2002/248."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/595."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1995 c. 21. Sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 8."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/89/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:24.573112+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."
}