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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979-overseas-territories-amendment-order-1993/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1786",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979-overseas-territories-amendment-order-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 20th July 1993\nLaid before Parliament 30th July 1993\nComing into force 21st August 1993\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of July 1993\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, 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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  "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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