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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-ladders-amendment-no-2-rules-1972/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1972/531",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Pilot Ladders) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-ladders-amendment-no-2-rules-1972",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nSAFETY\nMade 29th March 1972\nLaid before Parliament 11th April 1972\nComing into Operation 1st July 1972\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 427 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 as substituted by section 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 and amended by section 9 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1964 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Rules:—",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/531/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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