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Introductory text

United Kingdom

MERCHANT SHIPPING

Made 20th August 1998

Laid before Parliament 28th August 1998

Coming into force 28th September 1998

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995f1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1)(a) and (b), (3) (5) to (7) and 86(1) of that Actf2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:C1C2C3C4

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Regulations excluded (16.12.1998) by The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2771), regs. 1(1), 4, 5, Sch. 1, Sch. 2 (with reg. 3)

C2

Regulations excluded in part (23.10.2000) by The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2687), regs. 1, 5(1)(h)

C3

Regulations excluded (6.4.2016) by S.I. 1998/2771, Sch. 1 Table (as substituted by The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/353), regs. 1(1), 3(1), Sch. 1)

C4

Regulations excluded (12.12.2025) by The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1195), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 (with reg. 4)

Footnotes

f1

1995 c. 21.

f2

Sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 8.