Introductory text

MARINE POLLUTION

MERCHANT SHIPPING

SAFETY

Made 29th November 1996

Laid before Parliament 10th December 1996

Coming into force 1st January 1997

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

(i)

article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987^f2;
(ii)

article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996^f3; and
(iii)

sections 85(1)(a) and (b), (3), (5) to (7) and 86(1) of the said Act of 1995,

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

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1995 c. 21.
f2: S.I. 1987/470 amended by S.I. 1990/2595; the effect of the Order is extended by the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, section 128(6) so as to authorise the making of regulations for the purpose of giving effect to an agreement which provides for the modification of certain descriptions of agreement. The agreement relevant to these Regulations which modifies an agreement of the description mentioned is Resolution MEPC 55(33) adopting amendments to the IBC Code (mentioned in Annex II to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 and its Protocol of 1978).
f3: S.I. 1996/282.