Introductory text

MARINE POLLUTION

MERCHANT SHIPPING

SAFETY

Made 7th December 2000

Laid before Parliament 7th December 2000

Coming into force 1st January 2001

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995^f1, in exercise of the powers conferred by:

(a)

section 85(1)(a) and (b), (3) and (5) to (7) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995^f2;
(b)

article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987^f3;
(c)

article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1990^f4;

and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1995 c. 21.
f2: Sections 85 and 86 were amended by section 8 of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), and are applied to hovercraft by the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350).
f3: S.I. 1987/470 amended by S.I. 1990/2595 and S.I. 1997/2569.
f4: S.I. 1990/2595.