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Explanatory note

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This Order replaces the Free Zone (Port of Sheerness) Designation Order 1994 (S.I. 1994 No. 2898) as amended by the Free Zone (Port of Sheerness) Designation (Substitution of Responsible Authority) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997 No. 994). With effect from 16th November 2004, it designates an area of 283 acres at the Port of Sheerness, Kent, as a Free Zone. It appoints the responsible authority and imposes obligations upon that authority relating to the operation of the zone.