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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-light-dues-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/562",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-light-dues-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 4th March 1997\nLaid before Parliament 6th March 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, 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:",
  "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",
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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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