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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-categorisation-of-registries-of-relevant-british-possessions-amendment-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1243",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) (Amendment) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-categorisation-of-registries-of-relevant-british-possessions-amendment-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Merchant Shipping\nMade 7th May 2008\nLaid before Parliament 14th May 2008\nComing into force 4th June 2008\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of May 2008\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 18 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c.21."
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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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