The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Colonial Government Ships) (Amendment) Order 1965

Made29th October 1965

Laid before Parliament4th November 1965

Coming into Operation6th November 1965

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 29th day of October 1965

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty in exercise of the powers vested in Her by section 80 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1906 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:—

Citation, construction and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Colonial Government Ships) (Amendment) Order 1965 and shall be construed as one with the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Colonial Government Ships) Order 19631.

2

This Order and the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Colonial Government Ships) Order 1963 may be cited together as the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Colonial Government Ships) Orders 1963 and 1965.

3

This Order shall come into operation on 6th November 1965.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to Order of 19632

Schedule 1 to the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Colonial Government Ships) Order 1963 is amended—

a

by the insertion in column (1), immediately below the words “The Government of Antigua”, of the words “The Government of the Bahama Islands”, and by the insertion in column (2), opposite to the words so inserted in column (1), of the words “The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Maritime Affairs”;

b

by the insertion in column (1), immediately below the words “The Government of Barbados”, of the words “The Government of Bermuda”, and by the insertion in column (2), opposite to the words so inserted in column (1), of the words “The Colonial Secretary”;

c

by the insertion in column (1), immediately below the words “The Government of Bermuda” (inserted by paragraph (b) of this section) of the words “The Government of British Guiana”, and by the insertion in column (2), opposite to the words so inserted by this paragraph in column (1), of the words “The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications”.

Revocation3

The Merchant Shipping (Registration of British Guiana Government Ships) Order 19492 is revoked.

W. G. Agnew

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order extends the provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Colonial Government Ships) Order 1963 (which relate to the registration as British ships of ships belonging to or operated by the Governments of certain overseas territories), to ships belonging to or operated by the Governments of the Bahama Islands, Bermuda and British Guiana.