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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-life-saving-appliances-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/927",
  "legislation_title": "The Fishing Vessels (Life-Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-life-saving-appliances-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nSAFETY\nMade 30th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 7th April 1998\nComing into force 1st May 1998\nThe Secretary of State, after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 85(1)(a) and (3), and 86(1) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 21."
    }
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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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