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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollutionpitcairn-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2585",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution)(Pitcairn) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollutionpitcairn-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 30th October 1997\nComing into force 30th November 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 on Her by section 315(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and 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": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 21."
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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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