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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-life-saving-appliances-amendment-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2642",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-life-saving-appliances-amendment-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nSAFETY\nMade 19th July 2001\nLaid before Parliament 23rd July 2001\nComing into force 14th August 2001\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government, and the Regions, after consulting such persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 as he considers will be affected, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85(1)(a) and (b), (3), (5) to (7) and section 86(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": "1995 c. 21; sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 8."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2642/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."
}