{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fishing-boats-registry-amendment-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fishing-boats-registry-amendment-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1284",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Fishing Boats Registry) (Amendment) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fishing-boats-registry-amendment-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 21st July 1987\nLaid before Parliament 29th July 1987\nComing into force 19th August 1987\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of July 1987\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 373(5) and 738(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1894 c. 60; section 373(5)(d) was amended by the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), section 43(3) and Schedule 6, Part VI, paragraph 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1284/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:23:15.438189+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}