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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dock-workers-regulation-of-employment-amendment-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1492",
  "legislation_title": "The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Amendment) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dock-workers-regulation-of-employment-amendment-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES\nMade 25th August 1988\nLaid before Parliament 1st September 1988\nComing into force 5th September 1988\nWhereas the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 2(5) of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act 1946 (“the Act”), prepared the scheme set out in the Schedule hereto varying the scheme contained in the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Order 1947 (“the principal scheme”) which is set out in Schedule 2 to the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Amendment) Order 1967;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to the Act prepared a draft of an order embodying the scheme set out in the Schedule hereto and gave notice of the preparation of the draft and that he proposed to proceed with the making of the order;\nAnd whereas no objections to the draft have been made;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(5) and (6) of the Act and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1946 c. 22."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.R. & O. 1947/1189, as amended by S.I. 1960/2029, 1961/2107, 1967/1252 and 1980/1940."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1967/1252, as amended by S.I. 1980/1940."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1968/729 and 1970/1537."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1492/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."
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