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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-implementation-of-ship-source-pollution-directive-regulations-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1210",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Implementation of Ship-Source Pollution Directive) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-implementation-of-ship-source-pollution-directive-regulations-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Merchant Shipping\nMade 11th May 2009\nLaid before Parliament 11th May 2009\nComing into force 1st July 2009\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983 , articles 3 and 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987 , article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996 , sections 85 and 86 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 .\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of that Act in relation to measures relating to maritime transport.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1983/1106. Article 3 was amended by S.I. 1985/2002, 1991/2885 and 1993/1580."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/470. Article 3 was amended by S.I. 1990/2595. Article 5(1) was inserted by S.I. 1997/2569 and amended by S.I. 1998/254."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/282."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1995 c.21. Sections 85 and 86 were amended by sections 8 and 29 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28). Relevant amendments to section 85 were also made by section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c.8)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "1972 c.68."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/757."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1210/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."
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