{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1970/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1970/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1970/36",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping Act 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1970",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make fresh provision in place of certain enactments relating to merchant ships and seamen and to repeal some of those enactments without replacement; to make further provision relating to merchant ships and seamen; and for purposes connected therewith.\n[29th May 1970]",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Power to modify Act conferred by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), s. 22(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Power to amend Act conferred by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39, SIF 111), s. 41"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Functions of the Board of Trade which were exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State: S.I. 1970/1537, art. 2(1) have ceased to be exercisable by the Board of Trade: S.I. 1983/1127, art. 2(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act amended by S.I. 1983/708, regs. 1(3)(4)(b), 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act modified: by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 47(2)(b), (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1); by S.I. 1989/1991, art. 10; (13.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1293, arts. 7(4),10(1), (with art. 9); (12.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1294, art.10"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act excluded: by S.I. 1989/1991, arts. 11–13; (13.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1293, art.11 (with art. 9); (12.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1294, arts.11 - 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act (other than certain provisions) excluded by S.I. 1989/1911, art. 14, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1970/36/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:51:05.091848+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."
}