{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-and-control-of-pollution-hong-kong-order-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/664",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Hong Kong) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-and-control-of-pollution-hong-kong-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MARINE POLLUTION\nMade 7th April 1987\nLaid before Parliament 15th April 1987\nComing into force 6th May 1987\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 7th day of April 1987\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas by virtue of section 20(1)(a) and(d) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (“the Act of 1979”) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such provision as She considers appropriate for the purpose of giving effect to —\n(a) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (including its protocols, annexes and appendices) which constitutes attachment 1 to the final act of the International Conference on Marine Pollution signed in London on 2nd November 1973 (“the Convention”), and\n(b) any international agreement, not mentioned in paragraphs (a)—(c) of the said section 20(1), which relates to the prevention, reduction or control of pollution of the sea or other waters by matter from ships:\nAnd whereas the said section 20(1) further provides that the reference to an agreement in paragraph (d) of the said section 20(1) (being the provision recited in paragraph (b) above) includes an agreement which provides for modification of another agreement, including (inter alia) the Convention:\nAnd whereas the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation by Resolution MEPC 16(22) dated 5th December 1985 adopted, in accordance with Article 16(2)(d) of the Convention, amendments relating to Annex II to the Convention:\nAnd whereas the said Marine Environment Protection Committee by Resolution MEPC 21(22) dated 5th December 1985 adopted, in accordance with the said Article 16(2)(d) of the Convention, amendments relating to Protocol I to the Convention:\nAnd whereas the said Annex II to the Convention and the said amendments thereto come into force internationally on 6th April 1987:\nAnd whereas by virtue of section 20(3)(e) of the Act of 1979 such an Order may extend to certain territories:\nAnd whereas this Order is made only for the purpose of giving effect in Hong Kong to Annex II to the Convention:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(1)(a) and (d), (2), (3) and (4) of the Act of 1979 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 39."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Cmnd. 5748."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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