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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mersey-docks-and-harbour-revision-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1493",
  "legislation_title": "The Mersey Docks and Harbour Revision Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mersey-docks-and-harbour-revision-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES\nMade 11th August 1988\nComing into force 12th August 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964() and now vested in him () and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and on the application of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c. 40; section 14 and Schedule 3 were amended by the Transport Act 1981(c. 56), section 13 and Schedule 6 paragraphs 2 to 4 and 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See S.I. 1981/238."
    }
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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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