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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-n17/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/21",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/n17/paragraph/5",
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  "number": "5",
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  "text": "Schedule 4, paragraph 2 of the 1993 Act effected general changes in the terminology used in the Merchant Shipping Acts. These included—\n(a) assimilating “ship” and “vessel” so that generally only “ship” is used;\n(b) enabling use to be made in the many contexts where the provision has one or other of these meanings of the expressions “United Kingdom waters” and “national waters”; and\n(c) substituting its “equipment” for the tackle, equipments, furniture or apparel of a ship.\nThese changes in terminology are not noted against the numerous provisions affected.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/n17/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:07.847944+00:00"
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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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