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MARINE POLLUTION

Made 11th February 1998

Laid before Parliament 23rd February 1998

Coming into force 17th March 1998

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of February 1998

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas by section 128(1)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995^f1 Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such provision as She considers appropriate for the purpose of giving effect to 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^f2:

And whereas this Order is made only for the purpose of giving effect to the said Convention:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty in exercise of the powers conferred by section 128(1)(a), (3) and (4) of the said Act of 1995, 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:—

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Footnotes

f1: 1995 c. 21.
f2: Cmnd. 5748.