# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987, Article 1


This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 6th April 1987.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/470/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-and-control-of-pollution-order-1987/article-1
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