# The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Merchant Shipping
Safety
Made at 9.49 a.m. on 18th May 2020
Laid before Parliament at 2.00 p.m. on 18th May 2020
Coming into force 9th June 2020
The Secretary of State, after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1), (3)(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p) and (q), and (5) to (7), 86(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d), 302(1) and 306A of that Act, and with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/501/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-life-saving-appliances-and-arrangements-regulations-2020/introduction
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