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The Marine Navigation Act 2013 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2013

S.S.I. 2013/254 · Made 4 September 2013

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Harbours, Docks, Piers And Ferries

Made 4th September 2013

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th September 2013

Coming into force 1st October 2013

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(3) of the Marine Navigation Act 2013f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2013 c.23.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Marine Navigation Act 2013 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st October 2013.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 1 to 6 of the Marine Navigation Act 2013 in Scotland is 1st October 2013.

Signature

KEITH BROWN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

4th September 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings sections 1 to 6 of the Marine Navigation Act 2013 (“the Act”) into force in Scotland on 1st October 2013. These sections concern pilotage matters, harbour directions and harbour closure orders.

Sections 1 to 6 are the only sections of the Act which fall to be commenced by an order made by the Scottish Ministers. The Marine Navigation Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1489) brought sections 7 to 11 of the Act into force on 26th June 2013. It also provided for 1st October 2013 to be the commencement date for sections 1 to 4 in England and Wales and for sections 5 and 6 (in England and Wales, except in relation to fishery harbours in Wales).