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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2976",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 1st December 1998\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 1998\nComing into force 1st January 1999\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9, 10 and 11 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 21."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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