# The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1988, Schedule: PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST DECEMBER 1988


Provisions of the Act
Subject matter of provisions
Section 4(6)
Fishing vessels not to be registered under Part I of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894
Section 54 so far as it relates to notices under Part II of the Act
Services of documents
Section 57(4) so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 set out below in this Schedule
Consequential amendments
Section 57(5) so far as it brings into effect the provisions of Schedule 7 set out below in this Schedule
Repeals
Section 58(4) except so far as it relates to paragraphs 2 and 5 of Schedule 8
Transitional provisions and savings
In Schedule 6:—
Minor and consequential amendments
The entry for the Sea Fisheries Act 1868
Fishing vessels to have official papers
The entry for the Contracts Employment and Redundancy Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1965
Excluded categories of employees
The entry for the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967
Size limits, etc for fish
The entry for the Sea Fisheries Act 1968
Definition of "British fishing boat"
The entry for the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Act 1970
Definition of "fishing vessel"
The entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 so far as it is not already in force
Application of the Act to fishing vessels
The entry for the Fishery Limits Act 1976
Definition of "foreign fishing boat"
The entry for the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978
Mariners
The entry for the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
Power to regulate small craft
The entry for the British Fishing Boats Act 1983
Definition of "British fishing boat"
Sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1983
Definition of "fishing vessel"
The entry for the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984
Definition of "British fishing boat"
The entry for the Safety at Sea Act 1986
Definition of "fishing vessel"
Schedule 7 so far as it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule
Enactments repealed
In Schedule 8 paragraph 4
Operation of section 4(6) of the Act

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