{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fees-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fees-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1404",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fees-amendment-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 13th June 1991\nLaid before Parliament 25th June 1991\nComing into force 1st July 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by—\n(i) section 33 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 ;\n(ii) section 6 of the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Act 1970 ; and\n(iii) section 21(1) and (3)(r) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979;\nand now vested in him and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consulting with the persons referred to in section 22(2) of the Act of 1979, and with the consent and approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 43; section 33 was extended by section 2(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1964 (c. 47), which was amended by S.I. 1980/539."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1970 c. 27."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1979 c. 39."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See S.I. 1970/1537."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1404/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."
}