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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harbours-piers-and-ferries-scotland-act-1937/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harbours-piers-and-ferries-scotland-act-1937/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/28",
  "legislation_title": "Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland) Act 1937",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harbours-piers-and-ferries-scotland-act-1937",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for the acquisition and construction by local authorities of harbours, piers, ferries and boatslips in Scotland, for the construction of new works connected therewith, and for the fixing and revision of dues thereat, and at certain inland navigation undertakings, and for other purposes relating to the matters aforesaid.\n[6th May 1937]",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "References to Board of Trade in this Act to be construed as references to Board or to Secretary of State for Trade: S.I. 1970/1537, art. 6, Sch. 2 para. 2 and 1974/692, art. 2 Sch. 1 Pt. III; by S.I. 1983/1127, arts. 1(2), 2(4) the shipping functions of the Board of Trade (as those functions are defined in art. 1(2)(a) of that instrument) ceased to be exercisable by the Board of Trade on 11.8.1983"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at Royal Assent"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:34:29.467117+00:00"
  },
  "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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