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The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) (Amendment) Rules 1981

S.I. 1981/567 · Made 7 April 1981

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MERCHANT SHIPPING

SAFETY

Made 7th April 1981

Laid before Parliament 10th April 1981

Coming into Operation 1st May 1981

The Secretary of State, after consulting with the organisations referred to in section 7(2) of the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Act 1970 in exercise of powers conferred by section 1(1) of that Act and section 427 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894f1 and now vested in himf2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Rules:

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Footnotes

f1

section 427 was substituted by section 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43) and amended by section 9 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1964 (c. 47).

f2

See S.I. 1965/145 and S.I. 1970/1537.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Rules may be cited as the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) (Amendment) Rules 1981 and shall come into operation on 1st May 1981.

2

The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975f1 shall be further amended as follows:

in Part VI of Schedule 14 (First aid outfits for lifeboats and liferafts) sub-paragraph 2(j) shall be deleted.

Signature

Trefgarne

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department of Trade

7th April, 1981

Explanatory note

These Rules further amend the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 by providing that first aid outfits for lifeboats and liferafts need no longer include Morphine ampoule syringes.