{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-guernsey-order-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2875",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Guernsey) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-guernsey-order-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 19th December 1991\nLaid before Parliament 7th January 1992\nComing into force 1st February 1992\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1991\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in pursuance of section 738 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 and 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": "1894 c. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1988 c. 12."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2875/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."
}