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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1970-cayman-islands-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/246",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (Cayman Islands) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1970-cayman-islands-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 17th February 1988\nComing into force 17th March 1988\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of February 1988\nPresent\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 94 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970(), and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 36."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/246/introduction",
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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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