# The Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 1993

S.I. 1993/1786 · made 20 July 1993

This Order amends the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Overseas Territories) Order 1989 by updating the reference to the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1989 to include a reference to the amendments to those regulations which came into force on 19th April 1991.

Made under: Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Section 47)

## Introductory text

MERCHANT SHIPPING
Made 20th July 1993
Laid before Parliament 30th July 1993
Coming into force 21st August 1993
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of July 1993
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 47(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

## 1 

This Order may be cited as The Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 21st August 1993.

## 2 

The Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Overseas Territories) Order 1989 shall be amended as follows:
in article 2 after the words “the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1989” there shall be added “as amended by the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1991”.

## Signature

N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Overseas Territories) Order 1989 by updating the reference to the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1989 to include a reference to the amendments to those regulations which came into force on 19th April 1991.

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