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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-goods-by-sea-act-1971/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1971/19",
  "legislation_title": "Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-goods-by-sea-act-1971",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law with respect to the carriage of goods by sea.\n[8th April 1971]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act extended in relation to hovercraft, by S. I. 1979/305, arts. 4-6, Schs. 2, 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act applies with modifications by S.I. 1986/1305, arts. 4, 6"
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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."
}