# The Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain provisions in the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997, as follows:
Section 1:
Temporary exclusion zones.
Section 9 (partially) and _Schedule 1 (partially):
Amendment of powers of inspection and detention.
Section 10:
Power to require ships to be moved.
Schedules 6 and 7:
Amendments and repeals of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 consequential on the above, and on other provisions of the Act which came into force on Royal Assent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1082/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-and-maritime-security-act-1997-commencement-no-1-order-1997/note
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