{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-gibraltar-colours-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/281",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Gibraltar Colours) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-gibraltar-colours-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 14th February 1996\nLaid before Parliament 26th February 1996\nComing into force 19th March 1996\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2(3)(b) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 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": "1995 c. 21."
    }
  ],
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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."
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