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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-liner-conferences-act-1982-repeal-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/163",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (Repeal) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-liner-conferences-act-1982-repeal-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "merchant shipping\nMade 23rd January 2008\nLaid before Parliament 28th January 2008\nComing into force in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of that section in relation to measures to give effect to the Economic Community’s rules on competition applying to undertakings.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c.68; by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the Protocol adjusting the Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183)."
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I.1973/1889."
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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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