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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-indemnification-of-shipowners-order-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/220",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Indemnification of Shipowners) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-indemnification-of-shipowners-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MARINE POLLUTION\nMade 17th February 1987\nLaid before Parliament 27th February 1987\nComing into force 1st May 1987\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 5(4)(a) and (6) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1974 (hereinafter called“the Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 43."
    }
  ],
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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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