{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fees-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1929",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fees-amendment-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 2nd November 1988\nLaid before Parliament 10th November 1988\nComing into force 1st December 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 33(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 and by section 13(1) and (7) of, and paragraph 2(i) of Schedule 2 to, the Merchant Shipping Act 1988, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1988 c. 12."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1929/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."
}