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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-categorisation-of-registries-of-relevant-british-possessions-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1248",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) Order 2003",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 8th May 2003\nLaid before Parliament 20th May 2003\nComing into force 10th June 2003\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of May 2003\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 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, 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": "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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