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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1907",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-commencement-no-2-order-1988",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST DECEMBER 1988",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nSection 4(6)\nFishing vessels not to be registered under Part I of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894\nSection 54 so far as it relates to notices under Part II of the Act\nServices of documents\nSection 57(4) so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 set out below in this Schedule\nConsequential amendments\nSection 57(5) so far as it brings into effect the provisions of Schedule 7 set out below in this Schedule\nRepeals\nSection 58(4) except so far as it relates to paragraphs 2 and 5 of Schedule 8\nTransitional provisions and savings\nIn Schedule 6:—\nMinor and consequential amendments\nThe entry for the Sea Fisheries Act 1868\nFishing vessels to have official papers\nThe entry for the Contracts Employment and Redundancy Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1965\nExcluded categories of employees\nThe entry for the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967\nSize limits, etc for fish\nThe entry for the Sea Fisheries Act 1968\nDefinition of \"British fishing boat\"\nThe entry for the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Act 1970\nDefinition of \"fishing vessel\"\nThe entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 so far as it is not already in force\nApplication of the Act to fishing vessels\nThe entry for the Fishery Limits Act 1976\nDefinition of \"foreign fishing boat\"\nThe entry for the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978\nMariners\nThe entry for the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979\nPower to regulate small craft\nThe entry for the British Fishing Boats Act 1983\nDefinition of \"British fishing boat\"\nSub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1983\nDefinition of \"fishing vessel\"\nThe entry for the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984\nDefinition of \"British fishing boat\"\nThe entry for the Safety at Sea Act 1986\nDefinition of \"fishing vessel\"\nSchedule 7 so far as it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule\nEnactments repealed\nIn Schedule 8 paragraph 4\nOperation of section 4(6) of the Act",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1907/schedule",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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