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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-delegation-of-type-approval-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/147",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Delegation of Type Approval) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-delegation-of-type-approval-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nSAFETY\nMade 29th January 1996\nLaid before Parliament 6th February 1996\nComing into force 1st March 1996\nWhereas the Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (“the Act”);\nAnd whereas insofar as the following Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85(1)(b) of the Act they relate only to international agreements laid before Parliament before 4th April 1979, or to safety matters and give effect to the amendments already implemented under that paragraph;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by—\n(i) section 85(1)(a) and (b) and 86(1) of the Act; and\n(ii) the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983,\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. 1983/1106, amended by S.I. 1985/2002 and S.I. 1991/2885."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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