# Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006, Section 4: Short title, commencement and extent


(1) This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006.
(2) Sections 1(2)(b) and 3 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(3) The amendment made by section 3 is capable of being extended to any relevant British possession under section 315 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/8/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pollution-act-2006/section-4
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