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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1010",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1988",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 6th June 1988\nThe Secretary of State of Transport, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 58(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 12."
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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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