{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979-belize-amendment-order-1981/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1981/420",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Belize) (Amendment) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979-belize-amendment-order-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 18th March 1981\nLaid before Parliament 26th March 1981\nComing into Operation 17th April 1981\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1981\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 47(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 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": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/420/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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