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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ministry-of-technology-ships-order-1966/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1966/269",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Ministry of Technology Ships) Order 1966",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ministry-of-technology-ships-order-1966",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nSHIPS AND SHIPOWNERS\nMade 10th March 1966\nTo be laid before Parliament 18th April 1966\nComing into Operation 19th April 1966\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of March 1966\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in pursuance of section 80 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1906, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1966/269/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."
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