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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shippingliner-conferences-act-1982/schedule/part-TWO/chapter-VI/crossheading-article-43/paragraph-3",
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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/TWO/chapter/VI/crossheading/article-43/paragraph/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Notwithstanding the provisions of article 43, paragraphs 1 and 2, the conciliators may, having decided unanimously that a party has brought a claim vexatiously or frivolously, assess against that party any or all of the costs of other parties to the proceedings. Such decision shall be final and binding on all the parties.",
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    "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."
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