{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-oil-pollution-amendment-order-1985/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1985/2002",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Order 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-oil-pollution-amendment-order-1985",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MARINE POLLUTION\nLaid before Parliament in draft\nMade 18th December 1985\nComing into Operation 7th January 1986\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of December 1985\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 20(6) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 20(1)(d), (3) and (4) of the said Act 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",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/2002/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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