{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-tonnage-overseas-territories-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1085",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) (Overseas Territories) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-tonnage-overseas-territories-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 22nd June 1988\nLaid before Parliament 30th June 1988\nComing into force 21st July 1988\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22nd day of June 1988\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 94 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970, 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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 36."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1085/introduction",
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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."
}