1997 No. 1082 (C. 39)
MERCHANT SHIPPING

The Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1997

Made
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31(3) of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 19971, hereby makes the following Order:—

1.

This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1997.

2.

The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in the second column of that Schedule) shall come into force on 23rd March 1997.

George Young
Secretary of State for Transport

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 23rd MARCH 1997

Article 2

Provision of the Act

Subject matter of provision

Section 1

Temporary exclusion zone

Section 9, to the extent that it relates to paragraphs 1 to 5 of Schedule 1

Inspection and detention of ships

Section 10

Power to require ships to be moved

Section 29(1), to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 specified below

Minor and consequential amendments

Section 29(2), to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 7 specified below

Repeals

Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 5

Inspection and detention of ships

Schedule 6, paragraphs 18(1), (3) and (5), 19(1), (2)(b) and (c) and (3) and 20

Minor and consequential amendments

Schedule 7, to the extent that it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule

Enactments repealed

APPENDIX TO THE SCHEDULE

Chapter

Short title

Extent of repeal

1995 c. 21.

The Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

In section 85(3) the words from “and regulations” to “relates to safety”. Section 86(5) and (6).

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions in the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997, as follows:

Section 1:

Temporary exclusion zones.

Section 9 (partially) and _Schedule 1 (partially):

Amendment of powers of inspection and detention.

Section 10:

Power to require ships to be moved.

Schedules 6 and 7:

Amendments and repeals of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 consequential on the above, and on other provisions of the Act which came into force on Royal Assent.