{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-jersey-order-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-jersey-order-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2598",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Jersey) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-jersey-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 30th October 1997\nComing into force 1st December 1997\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of October 1997\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 “relevant British possession” is defined in section 313(1) to include the Bailiwick of Jersey."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2598/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:43:47.597389+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}