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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-port-state-control-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1433",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-port-state-control-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 9th June 1998\nLaid before Parliament 10th June 1998\nComing into force 1st July 1998\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/595."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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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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