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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hovercraft-convention-on-limitation-of-liability-for-maritime-claims-amendment-order-1998/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hovercraft-convention-on-limitation-of-liability-for-maritime-claims-amendment-order-1998/note.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/1998/0110656075",
  "legislation_title": "The Hovercraft (Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (Amendment)) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hovercraft-convention-on-limitation-of-liability-for-maritime-claims-amendment-order-1998",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order increases the limits of liability of owners hovercraft consequent upon the implementation of the 1996 Protocol to the International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 following its ratification by, and entry into force for, the UK. The Order does this by amending the Hovercraft (Civil Liability) Order 1986 (SI 1986/1305). Corresponding changes to the limits which apply to ships are made by the Merchant Shipping (Convention on the Liability for Maritime Claims) (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/ ).\nA cost compliance assessment has been prepared, and copies can be obtained from Shipping Policy Directorate, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Zone 4/12, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR, (Tel. 0171 271 3893). A copy has been placed in the Library of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0110656075/note",
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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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