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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-decommissioning-scheme-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1242",
  "legislation_title": "The Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-decommissioning-scheme-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEA FISHERIES\nSEA FISH INDUSTRY\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 7th May 1996\nLaid before Parliament 8th May 1996\nComing into force 9th May 1996\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with the sea fish industry in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 15(1) and (2) of the Fisheries Act 1981, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with the said section 15(1), hereby make the following Scheme:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 29; section 18(1) contains a definition of “the Ministers”."
    }
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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."
}