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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/shetland-islands-council-west-burrafirth-harbour-revision-order-1995/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2380",
  "legislation_title": "The Shetland Islands Council (West Burrafirth) Harbour Revision Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/shetland-islands-council-west-burrafirth-harbour-revision-order-1995",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nShetland Islands Council exercises jurisdiction as harbour authority under the Zetland County Council Act 1974 in respect of areas specified in Schedule 1 to that Act. It also exercises jurisdiction in respect of an existing marine work at West Burrafirth by virtue of the Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 28).\nThe Council wishes to extend its undertaking under the said Act of 1974 so as to include an area at West Burrafirth in which the marine work is situated.\nThe Order establishes a new harbour area at West Burrafirth within which the Council will exercise harbour jurisdiction pursuant to section 6 of the Zetland County Council Act 1974 and within which the other provisions of that Act will apply.\nThe powers of the 1974 Act will enable the Council to improve, maintain and manage the new harbour area.\nThe applicant for this Order is Shetland Islands Council, Town Hall, Lerwick, Shetland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2380/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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