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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-repeal-act-1854/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/17-18/120",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping Repeal Act 1854",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-repeal-act-1854",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to repeal certain Acts and Parts of Acts relating to Merchant Shipping, and to continue certain Provisions in the said Acts.\n[11th August 1854]",
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      "text": "Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)"
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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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