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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ministry-of-defence-ships-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1991",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Ministry of Defence Ships) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ministry-of-defence-ships-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nSHIPS AND SHIPOWNERS\nMade 1st November 1989\nLaid before Parliament 8th November 1989\nComing into force 30th November 1989\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 1st day of November 1989\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 738 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, section 80 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1906, and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1894 c. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1906 c. 48."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1991/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."
}