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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-confirmation-of-legislation-bermuda-order-1979/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1979/1448",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Confirmation of Legislation) (Bermuda) Order 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-confirmation-of-legislation-bermuda-order-1979",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 14th November 1979\nLaid before Parliament 23rd November 1979\nComing into Operation 17th December 1979\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of November 1979\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 1979 repealing certain provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 and 1906 and the Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Allotment) Act 1911, the Merchant Shipping (Certificates) Act 1914, the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 1923, the Merchant Shipping (International Labour Conventions) Act 1925 and the Merchant Shipping (Superannuation Contributions) Act 1937 so far as they relate to ships registered in Bermuda:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon 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",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/1448/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."
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