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Explanatory note

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(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.