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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-immunity-merchant-shipping-revocation-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/668",
  "legislation_title": "The State Immunity (Merchant Shipping) (Revocation) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-immunity-merchant-shipping-revocation-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 10th March 1999\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1999\nComing into force 29th April 1999\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of March 1999\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 15(1) of the State Immunity Act 1978, or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1978 c. 33."
    }
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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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