{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-lighthouse-authorities-beacons-maritime-differential-correction-systems-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/3016",
  "legislation_title": "The General Lighthouse Authorities (Beacons: Maritime Differential Correction Systems) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-lighthouse-authorities-beacons-maritime-differential-correction-systems-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 15th December 1997\nComing into force 12th January I998\nWhereas a draft of the following Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 223(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 223(3) of the said Act of 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "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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