{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-dangerous-or-noxious-liquid-substances-in-bulk-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3010",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous or Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-dangerous-or-noxious-liquid-substances-in-bulk-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MARINE POLLUTION\nMERCHANT SHIPPING\nSAFETY\nMade 29th November 1996\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 1996\nComing into force 1st January 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Transport after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, in exercise of the powers conferred by—\n(i) article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987;\n(ii) article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996; and\n(iii) sections 85(1)(a) and (b), (3), (5) to (7) and 86(1) of the said Act of 1995,\nand 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": "1995 c. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/470 amended by S.I. 1990/2595; the effect of the Order is extended by the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, section 128(6) so as to authorise the making of regulations for the purpose of giving effect to an agreement which provides for the modification of certain descriptions of agreement. The agreement relevant to these Regulations which modifies an agreement of the description mentioned is Resolution MEPC 55(33) adopting amendments to the IBC Code (mentioned in Annex II to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 and its Protocol of 1978)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/282."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3010/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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