Statutory Instruments
MERCHANT SHIPPING
Made
22nd March 1997
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31(3) of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997(1), hereby makes the following Order:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1997.
2. The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in the second column of that Schedule) shall come into force on 23rd March 1997.
George Young
Secretary of State for Transport
22nd March 1997
Article 2
| Provision of the Act | Subject matter of provision |
|---|---|
| Section 1 | Temporary exclusion zone |
| Section 9, to the extent that it relates to paragraphs 1 to 5 of Schedule 1 | Inspection and detention of ships |
| Section 10 | Power to require ships to be moved |
| Section 29(1), to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 specified below | Minor and consequential amendments |
| Section 29(2), to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 7 specified below | Repeals |
| Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 5 | Inspection and detention of ships |
| Schedule 6, paragraphs 18(1), (3) and (5), 19(1), (2)(b) and (c) and (3) and 20 | Minor and consequential amendments |
| Schedule 7, to the extent that it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule | Enactments repealed |
| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 c. 21. | The Merchant Shipping Act 1995. | In section 85(3) the words from “and regulations” to “relates to safety”. Section 86(5) and (6). |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain provisions in the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997, as follows:
| Section 1: | Temporary exclusion zones. |
| Section 9 (partially) and _Schedule 1 (partially): | Amendment of powers of inspection and detention. |
| Section 10: | Power to require ships to be moved. |
| Schedules 6 and 7: | Amendments and repeals of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 consequential on the above, and on other provisions of the Act which came into force on Royal Assent. |