# The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1989, Article 3


Notwithstanding the coming into force of paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act (which amends section 7 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 by the omission of subsection (2) thereof) the power of exemption given to the Secretary of State by that sub-section shall continue to have effect in relation to any class of ship in respect of which it was exercised immediately before 1st April 1989.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/353/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1988-commencement-no-3-order-1989/article-3
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