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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-oil-pollution-act-1971-application-of-section-1-regulations-1984/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1984/1684",
  "legislation_title": "The Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 (Application of section 1) Regulations 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-oil-pollution-act-1971-application-of-section-1-regulations-1984",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "These Regulations implement obligations on the United Kingdom arising under the Convention referred to in the preamble by applying section 1 of the Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 to any oil produced directly or indirectly from crude oil, so as to make a discharge of that oil, or a mixture containing such oil, into the sea from a pipeline or (otherwise than from a ship) as a result of any operation for the exploration of the sea-bed and subsoil or the exploitation of their natural resources in an area for the time being designated under section 1 of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29), an offence contrary to section 3 of the Act.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1984/1684/note",
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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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