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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979-overseas-territories-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2400",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Overseas Territories) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979-overseas-territories-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 19th December 1989\nLaid before Parliament 8th January 1990\nComing into force 30th January 1990\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1989\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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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2400/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."
}