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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998/schedule-5/part-II/crossheading-head-c-trade-and-industry/paragraph-wrapper23n1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/46",
  "legislation_title": "Scotland Act 1998",
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  "path": "schedule/5/part/II/crossheading/head-c-trade-and-industry/paragraph/wrapper23n1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "C6. Sea fishing",
  "text": "Section C6.\nRegulation of sea fishing outside the Scottish zone (except in relation to Scottish fishing boats).\nInterpretation\n“Scottish fishing boat” means a fishing vessel which is registered in the register maintained under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and whose entry in the register specifies a port in Scotland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging.",
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  "version": "current",
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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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