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The Mersey Channel (Collision Rules) (Amendment) Order 1990

S.I. 1990/253 · Made 14 February 1990

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MERCHANT SHIPPING

Made 14th February 1990

Laid before Parliament 22nd February 1990

Coming into force 16th March 1990

At the Court of Saint James, the 14th day of February 1990

Present,

The Counsellors of State in Council

Whereas Her Majesty in pursuance of the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953, was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the 18th day of January 1990 to delegate to the six Counsellors of State therein named or any two or more of them full power and authority during the period of Her Majesty’s absence from the United Kingdom to summon and hold on Her Majesty’s behalf Her Privy Council and to signify thereat Her Majesty’s approval for anything for which Her Majesty’s approval in Council is required:

And whereas the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, being the body having authority over the waters of the River Mersey and the sea channels or approaches thereto which are for the time being buoyed on both sides, have made application in pursuance of section 421(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894f1 as extended by section 2 of the Mersey Channels Act 1897f2 for the amendment of the existing rules as regards vessels navigating in the said River and the sea channels or approaches thereto:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and His Royal Highness the Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in pursuance of the powers conferred by section 421(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 as extended by section 2 of the Mersey Channels Act 1897 and by section 738(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, and of all other powers enabling Her Majesty, and by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, do order, on Her Majesty’s behalf, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:–

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Footnotes

f1

1894 c. 60; section 421 was extended to seaplanes by section 97(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16), and applied to hovercraft by the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/971).

f2

1897 c. 21.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Mersey Channel (Collision Rules) (Amendment) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 16th March 1990.

2

In the Schedule to the Mersey Channel (Collision Rules) Order 1978f1 Rule 1 is replaced by the following:

“1

In these Rules, except where the context otherwise requires–

  • “Collision Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1989f2 made under section 21 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979f3 and, in relation to seaplanes, the Collision Regulations (Seaplanes) Order 1989f4 made under section 418(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 as extended by section 97(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982f5

and the several words and expressions to which meanings are assigned by the Collision Regulations shall have the same meanings as in those Regulations.”.

3

The Mersey Channel (Collision Rules) (Amendment) Order 1983f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

G. I. De Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Mersey Channel (Collision Rules) Order 1978 by updating the reference to the Collision Regulations.