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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1915",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Tonnage Amendment) Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 4th August 1998\nLaid before Parliament 12th August 1998\nComing into force 4th September 1998\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, makes the following Regulations:",
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  "version": "current",
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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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