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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/1201",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-commencement-no-4-order-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 28th April 1994\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on him bysection 58(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1988 c. 12."
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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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