{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shippingliner-conferences-act-1982/schedule/part-ONE/chapter-III/crossheading-article-7-loyalty-arrangements/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1982/37",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping(Liner Conferences) Act 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shippingliner-conferences-act-1982",
  "path": "schedule/part/ONE/chapter/III/crossheading/article-7-loyalty-arrangements/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The shipping lines members of a conference are entitled to institute and maintain loyalty arrangements with shippers, the form and terms of which are matters for consultation between the conference and shippers’ organizations or representatives of shippers. These loyalty arrangements shall provide safeguards making explicit the rights of shippers and conference members. These arrangements shall be based on the contract system or any other system which is also lawful.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/37/schedule/part/ONE/chapter/III/crossheading/article-7-loyalty-arrangements/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:11:00.846138+00:00"
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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."
}