Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order extends the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 specified in Part I of the Schedule to the Isle of Man subject to the modifications specified in Part II of that Schedule (article 2).
Article 3 of the Order makes supplementary provision for the Isle of Man similar to that made for the United Kingdom by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Commencment No. 3) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/353).