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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-liability-and-compensation-for-oil-pollution-damage-transitional-provisions-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1143",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 24th April 1996\nLaid before Parliament 7th May 1996\nComing into force 30th May 1996\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 24th day of April 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 171(2) and 182(2) 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": [
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      "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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