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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-training-and-certification-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/348",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-training-and-certification-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMASTERS AND SEAMEN\nMade 14th February 1997\nLaid before Parliament 20th February 1997\nComing into force 13th March 1997\nWhereas the 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 recognition of higher education diplomas or formal qualifications required for the pursuit of professions or other occupations;\nAnd whereas insofar as the following Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 47(1)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient, in the interests of safety to make them insofar as they require ships to carry qualified seamen;\nAnd whereas insofar as the following Regulations are made in the exercise of powers conferred by section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the Secretary of State has in pursuance of subsection (4) of section 306 of that Act consulted with the organisations referred to in that subsection;\nAnd whereas insofar as these Regulations are made in exercise of powers conferred by section 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Secretary of State has in pursuance of subsection (4) of section 86 of that Act consulted persons referred to in that subsection;\nNow therefore the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by the said sections 47 and 85(1) (a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1989/1327."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1995 c. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Sections 85 and 86 are applied to hovercraft by S.I. 1989/1350."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/348/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."
}