# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations 1998, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and revocation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st July 1998.
(2) The following Regulations are hereby revoked:
(a) the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations 1988;
(b) the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) (Amendment) Regulations 1993.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1377/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-pollution-by-garbage-regulations-1998/regulation-1
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