{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-life-saving-appliances-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-life-saving-appliances-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1300",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-life-saving-appliances-amendment-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nSAFETY\nMade 4th June 1991\nLaid before Parliament 10th June 1991\nComing into force 1st July 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, after consulting with the persons referred to in section 22(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 21(1)(a) and (b), (3), (4) and (5) and by section 22(1) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 39."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1300/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."
}