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Introductory text

United Kingdom

MERCHANT SHIPPING

SAFETY

Made 7th June 1997

Laid before Parliament 20th June 1997

Coming into force 11th July 1997

The Secretary of State for Transport after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995f1, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85(1)(a) and (b), (3) and (5) to (7) and section 86(1) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:C1C2C3

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Regulations excluded (3.8.1998) by The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1609), regs. 1(1), 5(1), 6(1), Sch.

C2

Regulations excluded (16.12.1998) by The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2771), regs. 1(1), 4, Sch. 1 (with reg. 3) (as substituted by S.I. 2016/353, regs. 1(1), 3(1), Sch. 1)

C3

Regulations excluded (12.12.2025) by The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1195), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 (with reg. 4)

Footnotes

f1

1995 c. 21; sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Securities Act 1997 (c. 8), section 8.