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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-section-52-inquiries-rules-amendment-rules-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/84",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Section 52 Inquiries) Rules (Amendment) Rules 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-section-52-inquiries-rules-amendment-rules-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMASTERS AND SEAMEN\nMade 20th January 1989\nLaid before Parliament 30th January 1989\nComing into force 20th February 1989\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred by section 58(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 and now vested in him and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Rules:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "SeeS.I. 1970/1537."
    }
  ],
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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."
}