{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-colonial-government-ships-amendment-order-1978/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-colonial-government-ships-amendment-order-1978/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1978/1628",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Colonial Government Ships) (Amendment) Order 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-colonial-government-ships-amendment-order-1978",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 15th November 1978\nLaid before Parliament 23rd November 1978\nComing into Operation 14th December 1978\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of November 1978\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 80 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1906 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": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/1628/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:26:48.341767+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}