This Act may be cited as the Shipping and Trading Interests (Protection) Act 1995.

In this Act “protective order” has the meaning given by section 1(3) and, subject to this Act, other expressions used in this Act and in the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 shall have the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.

Any power to give directions conferred by this Act includes power to vary or revoke directions so given.

This Act shall come into force on 1st January 1996.

This Act extends to Northern Ireland.