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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-port-of-plymouth-order-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1261",
  "legislation_title": "The Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-port-of-plymouth-order-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Harbours, Docks, Piers And Ferries\nMade 11th November 2020\nLaid before Parliament 18th November 2020\nComing into force 10th December 2020\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle the 11th day of November 2020\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty on the advice of Her Privy Council and in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the Dockyard Ports Regulation Act 1865 makes the following Order.\nThe power under section 7 of that Act is exercised on the joint recommendation of the Secretary of State for Defence and the Secretary of State for Transport.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1865 c. 125; section 6 was amended by Schedule 3 to the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48) and the Statute Law Repeals Act 1993 (c. 50)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The functions vested in the Board of Trade under section 7 of the Dockyard Ports Regulation Act 1865 are now vested in the Secretary of State for Transport by virtue of section 2(1) (repealed) of the Ministry for Transport Act 1919 (c.50), S.R. & O. 1919/1440, S.I. 1965/145, S.I. 1970/1537, S.I. 1974/692, S.I. 1983/1127, S.I. 1997/2971, S.I. 2001/2568 and S.I. 2002/2626."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1261/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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