Statutory Instruments
HOVERCRAFT
Laid before Parliament in draft
Made
20th December 1978
Coming into Operation
29th December 1978
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of December 1978
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 1(4) of the Hovercraft Act 1968:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1(1)(h) and (k) and by section 1(3) of the Hovercraft Act 1968, and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Order 1978 and shall come into operation on 29th December 1978.
2. The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3. At the end of the entry relating to the Collision Regulations and Distress Signals Order 1977 in column 1 of Part B of Schedule 1 to the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972, as amended by the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Order 1977, there shall be added the words “(as amended by S.I. 1977/1301 and S.I. 1978/462)”.
4. For the entry relating to the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules 1965 as amended in columns 1, 2 and 3 of Part B of Schedule 1 to the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972, there shall be substituted the following:—
| “Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Instruments applied | References | Modifications in relation to hovercraft or activities or places connected therewith (if any) |
| The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules 1978 | S.I. 1978/1543 | For “ship” and “passenger ship” wherever those words appear, there shall be substituted “hovercraft”.” |
N.E. Leigh
Clerk of the Privy Council
This Order amends the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972, as amended by the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Order 1977, by adding to the reference in Schedule 1 thereto to the Collision Regulations and Distress Signals Order 1977 a reference to the amendments to that Order. The Order also amends the 1972 Order by substituting for references in Schedule 1 thereto to the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules 1965 (S.I. 1965/1067) as amended references to the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules 1978, and thus applies the 1978 Rules to United Kingdom registered hovercraft and to all other hovercraft within United Kingdom territorial waters.