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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/section/310/2025-10-04</dc:identifier><dc:title>Merchant Shipping Act 1995</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to consolidate the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1994 and other enactments relating to merchant shipping.</dc:description><dc:date>1995-07-19</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-01</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-10-04</dct:valid>
					
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