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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fees-regulations-1990/schedule/part-IX/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/555",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fees-regulations-1990",
  "path": "schedule/part/IX/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Fees for the Issue of British Seamen’s Cards and Discharge Books",
  "text": "(1) For the issue of a British Seaman’s Card:–\n(a) to a British Seaman under regulation 5 of the Regulations:\n(i) on postal application\n£16.50\n(ii) other\n£35\n(b) to a person who would, but for the provisions of regulation 9 of the Regulations, be regarded as the holder of a British Seaman’s Card:\n(i) on postal application\n£16.50\n(ii) other\n£35\n(c) to a person who has ceased to be regarded as the holder of a British Seaman’s Card because it has been lost, destroyed or defaced through shipwreck or fire at sea\nNo fee.\n(2) For the issue or renewal of a discharge book under paragraph (1) of regulation 17 or under paragraphs (1) or (2) of regulation 18 of the Regulations (except where paragraph 2(2)(b) below applies) to a seaman–\n(a) (i) on postal application\n£16.50\n(ii) other\n£35\n(b) to whom a Seaman’s Record Book has been issued or who was the holder of a discharge book which in either case has been lost, destroyed or defaced through shipwreck or fire at sea.\nNo fee",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/1254",
      "affecting_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1990"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/555/schedule/part/IX/paragraph/2",
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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."
}