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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Amendment Order 2022 No. 844
Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 1(4) of the Hovercraft Act 1968 and section 129(3) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Draft Statutory Instruments
Hovercraft
Marine Pollution
Made
2022
Coming into force
for the purpose of article 1 and 3
2022
for the purpose of article 2
2022
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
A draft of this Order has, in accordance with section 1(4) of the Hovercraft Act 1968(1) and section 129(3) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(2), been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1)(h) and (3) of the Hovercraft Act 1968, and section 129(1) and (2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows.
1968 c. 59. Section 1(1)(h) was amended by the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54), section 152(1) and Schedule 5, and the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), section 59(5), Schedule 11, Part 1, paragraph 1(2). There are other amendments to the Act but none is relevant.
1995 c. 21. There are amendments to the Act but none is relevant.
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