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(1)The [1971 c. 59.] Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 (“the 1971 Act”) and the [1974 c. 43.] Merchant Shipping Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”) shall be amended in accordance with Parts I and II of Schedule 4 to this Act (which contain amendments designed to implement provisions of the following Conventions, namely—
(a)the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1984; and
(b)the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1984).
(2)Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such provision as appears to Her Majesty to be appropriate in connection with the implementation of any transitional provisions contained in those Conventions; and any such Order may in particular provide, in relation to occurrences of any description specified in the Order—
(a)for provisions of the l971 Act or the 1974 Act to have effect —
(i)to such extent as is so specified, as if Schedule 4 to this Act were not in force, and
(ii)to such extent as is so specified, as if that Schedule were in force;
(b)for any such provisions to have effect (whether as amended by that Schedule or not) subject to such modifications as are so specified.
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