{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-preparedness-response-and-cooperation-convention-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2567",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Convention) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-preparedness-response-and-cooperation-convention-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MARINE POLLUTION\nMade 30th October 1997\nLaid before Parliament 11th November 1997\nComing into force 2nd December 1997\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of October 1997\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas by virtue of section 128(1)(d) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such provision as she considers appropriate for the purpose of giving effect to the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990 (including the Final Act of the Conference and the attached resolutions) signed in London on 30th November 1990 (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”);\nAnd whereas the United Kingdom has ratified the Convention;\nAnd whereas this Order is made only for the purpose of giving effect to the Convention:\nNow therefore Her Majesty in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 128(1)(d), (3) and (4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 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": "1995 c. 21; section 128 was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), Schedule 6, paragraph 3, and (with respect to the penalties that might be imposed by an Order under the section) by section 7."
    }
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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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