# The Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (Commencement No. 12) Order 1995, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order commences the repeal made by the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 of section 5 of the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act 1919 (masters, chief engineers and skippers of British vessels to be British subjects).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1426/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1970-commencement-no-12-order-1995/note
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