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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-certification-of-deck-and-marine-engineer-officers-amendment-regulations-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1429",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck and Marine Engineer Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-certification-of-deck-and-marine-engineer-officers-amendment-regulations-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMASTERS AND SEAMEN\nMade 1st June 1995\nLaid before Parliament 13th June 1995\nComing into force 1st August 1995\nWhereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to recognition of higher education diplomas or formal qualifications required for the pursuit of professions or other occupations;\nAnd whereas, in so far as the following Regulations are made in the exercise of powers conferred by section 43 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970, the Secretary of State has in pursuance of subsection (2) of section 99 of that Act consulted with the organisations referred to in that subsection.\nNow therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and by the said section 43 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1989/1327."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1970 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 43 was amended by the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), section 37(2) and (3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "See S.I. 1970/1537."
    }
  ],
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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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