{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-bermuda-order-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1703",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Bermuda) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-bermuda-order-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 24th July 1991\nLaid before Parliament 1st August 1991\nComing into force 22nd August 1991\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of July 1991\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 56 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988, 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": "1988 c. 12."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1703/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."
}