The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Drilling Rigs and Other Platforms) Order 2005
S.I. 2005/74 · Made 19 January 2005
MARINE POLLUTION
Made 19th January 2005
Laid before Parliament 27th January 2005
Coming into force 1st March 2005
The Secretary of State, after consulting the organisations referred to in section 112(7)(c) of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003f1, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 112(1)(a) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:
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Footnotes
- f1
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Application of section 128(1)(e) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Drilling Rigs and Other Platforms) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st March 2005.
2Application of section 128(1)(e) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
Section 128(1)(e) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995f1 shall apply in relation to drilling rigs and other platforms which are used, navigated or situated wholly or partly in or on water, as it applies in relation to ships.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
19th January 2005
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order applies to drilling rigs and other platforms which are used, navigated or situated wholly or partly in or on water. It provides for section 128(1)(e) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to apply in relation to such rigs and other platforms. Section 128(1)(e) is a provision by which Her Majesty may by Order in Council give effect to international agreements relating to pollution from ships and which have been ratified by the United Kingdom.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared in relation to this Order as it has no impact on the cost of business.