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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-ms-estonia-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/856",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Wrecks (M/S Estonia) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-ms-estonia-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 17th March 1999\nLaid before Parliament 26th March 1999\nComing into force 12th May 1999\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(1) and (2) of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 28."
    }
  ],
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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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