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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that all references to a beacon in Part VIII of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 shall be construed as including equipment in the United Kingdom which form part of a differential correction system to be used in conjunction with satellite navigation signals for maritime navigation.

Such equipment would be subject to the superintendence and management of the General Lighthouse Authorities.