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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1367",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (unregistered Ships) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-unregistered-ships-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 12th June 1991\nLaid before Parliament 17th June 1991\nComing into force 8th July 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 50 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "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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