# The Merchant Shipping (Gibraltar Colours) Order 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order authorises ships registered in Gibraltar to fly as proper colours a flag consisting of the red ensign defaced with the arms of Gibraltar.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/281/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-gibraltar-colours-order-1996/note
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