# The Merchant Shipping Safety Convention (Singapore) No. 2 Order 1953, Introduction: Introductory text


Merchant Shipping
Made 1st August 1953
Laid before Parliament 4th August 1953
Coming into Operation 5th August 1953
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 1st day of August, 1953
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas it is expedient that certain provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1949 (hereinafter called “the Act”), shall apply to British ships registered in the Colony of Singapore:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers vested in Her by section thirty-six of the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932, as amended by section thirty of the Act, and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1953/1219/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-convention-singapore-no-2-order-1953/introduction
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