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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-confirmation-of-legislation-bermuda-order-1973/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1973/1317",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Confirmation of Legislation) (Bermuda) Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-confirmation-of-legislation-bermuda-order-1973",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 27th July 1973\nLaid before Parliament 2nd August 1973\nComing into Operation 23rd August 1973\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of July 1973\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas by section 735 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 it is provided that the legislature of any British possession may by an Act or Ordinance confirmed by Her Majesty in Council repeal, wholly or in part, any provisions of that Act (other than those of the Third Part thereof which relate to emigrant ships) relating to ships registered in that possession:\nAnd whereas the Legislature of Bermuda has passed the Merchant Shipping Act 1973 repealing certain provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 and 1906 so far as they relate to ships registered in Bermuda:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the powers conferred on Her by the said section 735 and 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": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1317/introduction",
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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."
}