Article 3

Notwithstanding the extension of paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 1 to the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (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 subsection shall continue to have effect in relation to any class of ship in respect of which it was exercised immediately before the date of that extension.