# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Introduction: Introductory text


Marine Pollution
Merchant Shipping
Made 30th April 2024
Laid before Parliament 1st May 2024
Coming into force 23rd May 2024
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Order 2006, articles 2(1), (2)(a) to (g), (3) and 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996 and sections 128(5) and (6) and 302(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, and with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/570/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-pollution-by-garbage-from-ships-amendment-regulations-2024/introduction
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