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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-minimum-standards-of-safety-communications-amendment-regulations-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1704",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards of Safety Communications) (Amendment) Regulations 1999",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nSAFETY\nMade 14th June 1999\nLaid before Parliament 24th June 1999\nComing into force 15th July 1999\nWhereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/595."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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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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