{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-medical-stores-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-medical-stores-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1116",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Medical Stores) (Amendment) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-medical-stores-amendment-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nSAFETY\nMade 22nd June 1988\nLaid before Parliament 7th July 1988\nComing into force 28th July 1988\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 powers conferred on him by section 21(a), (3) and (4) and 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/1988/1116/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."
}