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Merchant Shipping

Made 11th May 2009

Laid before Parliament 11th May 2009

Coming into force 1st July 2009

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983 M1, articles 3 and 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987 M2, article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996 M3, sections 85 and 86 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 M4 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M5.

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated M6 for the purposes of section 2(2) of that Act in relation to measures relating to maritime transport.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 1983/1106. Article 3 was amended by S.I. 1985/2002, 1991/2885 and 1993/1580.

M2

S.I. 1987/470. Article 3 was amended by S.I. 1990/2595. Article 5(1) was inserted by S.I. 1997/2569 and amended by S.I. 1998/254.

M3

S.I. 1996/282.

M4

1995 c.21. Sections 85 and 86 were amended by sections 8 and 29 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28). Relevant amendments to section 85 were also made by section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c.8).

M5

1972 c.68.

M6

S.I. 1994/757.