Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 2924
Marine Pollution
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008
Made
12th November 2008
Laid before Parliament
14th November 2008
Coming into force
8th December 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 2 and 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Order 2006(1), article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution)(Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996(2) and section 128(5) and (6) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(3):
1995 c.21: section 128 was amended by section 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006 (c.8) and there are other amendments to section 128 which are not relevant to these Regulations. In relation to section 128(6), these Regulations are “Regulations made by virtue of paragraph (f) of subsection 4” of section 128, since they are made under S.I. 2006/1248, which pursuant to section 128(4)(f) authorises the making of regulations.