# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 7


(1) Notwithstanding the repeal by the Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993 of the following provisions, instruments in force before the repeal under the provisions specified in the left-hand column shall continue in force until superseded by safety regulations and the related provisions specified in the right-hand column shall continue in force for the purposes of those instruments:
Empowering provision
Related provisions
1894 Act: section 427
— Section 430.
1949 Act: section 3
— Sections 3(5) and (6) and 28.
section 21
— Section 21(3).
1964 Act: section 2
— —
1967 Act (c.64): section 1
— Section 1(2) and (3).
1977 Act: section 2
— —
(2) The Secretary of State may exempt any ships or classes of ships from any requirements of the rules for life-saving appliances or the radio rules, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.
In this sub-paragraph—
“the rules for life-saving appliances” means rules under section 427 of the 1894 Act saved by sub-paragraph (1) above; and
“the radio rules” means rules under section 3 of the 1949 Act saved by that sub-paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/14/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-14/paragraph-7
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