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The Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) (Amendment) Order 2013

S.I. 2013/1115 · Made 15 May 2013

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Merchant Shipping

Made 15th May 2013

Laid before Parliament 22nd May 2013

Coming into force 12th June 2013

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of May 2013

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995f1, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

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Footnotes

f1

1995 c. 21.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of 2003 Order
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) (Amendment) Order 2013 and comes into force on 12th June 2013.

2Amendment of 2003 Order

(1)

The Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) Order 2003f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

For paragraph (2)(a)(ii) of article 6, substitute—

“(ii)

a ship of no more than 400 tons, or”.

Signature

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends article 6 (exemptions from restrictions on registration) of the Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) Order 2003. This will enable the registration in certain British Possessions of ships of no more than 400 tons, subject to certain conditions relating to survey and inspection being satisfied. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.