# The Merchant Shipping (Confirmation of Legislation) (Falkland Islands) Order 2003, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, made under section 735(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, confirms an Ordinance of 2001 enacted by the Legislature of the Falkland Islands, which repeals the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, Part I, in so far as it applies to the Falkland Islands and replaces it with local legislation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1877/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-confirmation-of-legislation-falkland-islands-order-2003/note
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