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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-commencement-no-3-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/353",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-commencement-no-3-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 7th March 1989\nWhereas this Order brings into force Part I (so far as it is not already in force) of and Schedule 1 to the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (hereinafter called “the Act”);\nAnd whereas it appears to the Secretary of State for Transport necessary or expedient in connection with the coming into force of that Part and Schedule to make the saving provision hereinafter appearing;\nNow therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 58(2) and (4) of the Act hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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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