(This note is not part of the Order)
In this Note:
“MSA 1974” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1974(1)
“MSA 1979” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1979(2)
an asterisk(*) denotes that the prescribed penalty has been increased by Schedule 6 to the MSA 1979.
The following provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date ofcommencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| ss. 1*, 2*, 4, 5, 7, 8*, 9,10 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 11 (see s. 39(3) MSA 1979) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| ss. 12 to 14 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 15 (amended by s. 37(1) MSA 1979) | 1.8.79 | 1979/809 |
| ss. 16 to 18 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 19* | 1.8.79 | 1979/809 |
| s. 20* | 19.12.75 | 1975/2156 |
| ss. 21*, 22*, 23* | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 24* | 1.10.74 | 1974/1194 |
| ss. 25, 26 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 27* (amended by s. 45(1) MSA 1979) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 28* (amended by s. 45(2) MSA 1979) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 29 (repealed by s. 19(3) MSA 1974) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 30* (amended by s. 19(4) MSA 1974) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 31 (repealed by s. 19(3) MSA 1974 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 32 (amended by s. 19(6) MSA 1974) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| ss. 33, 34*, 35, 37 to 42 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 43* (see s. 37(2) and (3) MSA 1979) | 19.12.75 | 1975/2156 |
| ss. 44, 45*, 46*, 47* | 19.12.75 | 1975/2156 |
| s. 48* | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 49 | 19.12.75 | 1975/2156 |
| s. 50* | 1.9.81 | 1981/1186 |
| s. 51* | 1.5.95 | 1995/965 |
| ss. 52, 53, 54 | 1.1.83 | 1982/1617 |
| ss. 55, 56 | 1.7.83 | 1982/1617 |
| ss. 57, 59 | 1.1.83 and 1.7.83 | 1982/1617 |
| s. 60 | 1.9.81 | 1981/1186 |
| s. 61* (amended by s. 28(7)(b), 29(1) and (2) MSA 1979) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| ss. 62*, 63, 64, 65*, 66, 67, 68*, 70*, 71* | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 72* (amended by s. 30 MSA 1979) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| ss. 73*, 74*, 75 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 76* (amended by s. 37(5) MSA 1979) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| ss. 77*, 78*, 79 to 84 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| ss. 85 and 86* | 18.11.74 | 1974/1908 |
| ss. 88, 89*, 90 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 91* | 16.7.82 | 1982/840 |
| s. 92 (amended by s. 37(6) MSA 1979) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| ss. 93, 94 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 95(1) (amended by s. 45(3) MSA 1979), (4) to (6) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 95(2) | 1.8.79 | 1979/809 |
| s. 96 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 97 (amended by s. 29(3) MSA 1979) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| ss. 98 and 99 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| s. 100 and Sch. 5 partially | 1.1.73 and 6.4.74 | 1972/1977 |
| 1.10.74 | 1974/1194 | |
| 18.11.74 | 1974/1908 | |
| 1.7.79 | 1978/797 | |
| 1.8.79 | 1979/809 | |
| 1.9.81 | 1981/1186 | |
| 16.7.82 | 1982/840 | |
| 1.1.83 and 1.7.83 | 1982/1617 | |
| 1.1.87 and 1.9.87 | 1986/2006 | |
| 1.5.95 | 1995/965 | |
| s. 101 (amended by s. 37(7) MSA 1979) | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| Sch. 1 | 18.11.74 | 1974/1908 |
| Sch. 2 Part I, paragraph 1 and Part II | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| Sch. 3, paragraphs 1 to 4, 8 and 9, 11 to 14 | 1.1.73 and 6.4.74 | 1972/1977 |
| Sch. 3, paragraph 10 | 18.11.74 | 1974/1908 |
| Sch. 3, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 | 1.9.81 | 1981/1186 |
| Sch. 4, paragraphs 1 to 4 | 1.1.73 | 1972/1977 |
| Sch. 4, paragraph 9 | 1.9.81 | 1981/1186 |
| Sch. 4, paragraph 18 | 1.1.83 and 1.7.83 | 1982/1617 |
| Sch. 5 (partially) | 1.1.73 and 6.4.74 | 1972/1977 |
| 1.10.74 | 1974/1194 | |
| 18.11.74 | 1974/1908 | |
| 1.7.79 | 1978/797 | |
| 1.8.79 | 1979/809 | |
| 1.9.81 | 1981/1186 | |
| 16.7.82 | 1982/840 | |
| 1.1.87 and 1.9.87 | 1986/2066 | |
| 1.5.95 | 1995/965 |