{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979-guernsey-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1851",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Guernsey) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979-guernsey-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 26th October 1988\nLaid before Parliament 3rd November 1988\nComing into force 1st January 1989\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of October 1988\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in pursuance of section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979, 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": "1979 c. 39."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1851/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."
}