Merchant Shipping Act 1970

Section 100.

SCHEDULE 4Savings and Transitional Provisions

1The repeals made by this Act shall not be taken to extend to any country outside the United Kingdom and shall not affect any Order in Council providing for the extension of any enactments to any country outside the United Kingdom or any power to vary or revoke such an Order in Council.

2The repeal by this Act of sections 145 and 146 of the [1894 c. 60.] Merchant Shipping Act 1894 shall not affect the operation, in relation to a seaman's money order issued before the coming into force of the repeal, of regulations under section 145(2) or of section 146.

3The repeal by this Act of sections 148 to 153 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 shall not affect the operation of those sections in relation to any deposit received under section 148 before the coming into force of the repeal; but the Board of Trade may by regulations make provision for the repayment of such deposits within such period as may be specified by or under the regulations and for the transfer to the National Savings Bank of any deposit not repaid before the end of that period.

4The repeal by this Act of section 254 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 shall not affect the operation of that section in relation to any return made under it and any marine register book kept under that section shall be treated as part of a marine register kept under section 72 of this Act.

5Any licence granted under section 110 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 shall have effect as if granted under section 6 of this Act.

6Any regulations made under section 1 of the [1948 c. 44.] Merchant Shipping Act 1948 shall have effect as if made under section 20 of this Act.

7Any reference in regulations made under section 1 of the [1965 c. 47.] Merchant Shipping Act 1965 to regulations made under section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1948 shall be construed as including a reference to regulations made under section 20 of this Act.

8The references in section 57 of this Act to an inquiry or formal investigation held under this Act shall be construed as including references to an inquiry or formal investigation held under section 466, 468 or 471 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894.

9The references in section 60 of this Act to a certificate which has been cancelled or suspended under this Act shall be construed as including references to a certificate which has been cancelled or suspended under the provisions repealed by this Act.

10For the purposes of section 87 of this Act the registration of any design under Part II of the [1907 c. 29.] Patents and Designs Act 1907 shall be deemed to be a registration under the [1949 c. 88.] Registered Designs Act 1949.