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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-light-dues-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/495",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 26th February 1998\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 1998\nComing into force 1st April 1998\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 205(5) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 21."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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