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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-rms-titanic-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2496",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Wrecks (RMS Titanic) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-rms-titanic-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nCASUALTIES, WRECK AND SALVAGE\nMade 29th September 2003\nLaid before Parliament 1st October 2003\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 24(1) and (2) of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 28."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2496/introduction",
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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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