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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-and-general-provisions-guernsey-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/260",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution and General Provisions) (Guernsey) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-and-general-provisions-guernsey-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 11th February 1998\nComing into force 11th March 1998\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of February 1998\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 315 (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, 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": "1995 c. 21; the power in section 315(2) is extended by section 315(4), and by section 30(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28); and “relevant British possession” is defined in section 313(1) to include the Bailiwick of Guernsey."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/260/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."
}