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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/decommissioning-of-fishing-vessels-scheme-2007/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/decommissioning-of-fishing-vessels-scheme-2007/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/312",
  "legislation_title": "The Decommissioning of Fishing Vessels Scheme 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/decommissioning-of-fishing-vessels-scheme-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEA FISHERIES, ENGLAND\nSEA FISH INDUSTRY\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 6th February 2007\nLaid before Parliament 8th February 2007\nComing into force 6th April 2007\nThe Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15(1) and (2) of the Fisheries Act 1981 and now vested in him, makes the following Scheme:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 29. See section 18(1) for a definition of “the Ministers”. Sections 15(2) and 18(1) were amended by S. I. 1999/1820, Schedule 2, paragraph 68 (1), (2) and (3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S. I. 2002/794, article 2(1)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/312/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:05:26.734004+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."
}