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MERCHANT SHIPPING
Made
19th June 1997
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31(3) of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997(1), hereby makes the following Order:-
1. This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (Commencement No. 2) 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 17th July 1997.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Glenda Jackson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
19th June 1997
Article 2
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provision |
|---|---|
| Section 2 | Powers of intervention where shipping accident threatens pollution |
| Section 3 | Powers of intervention in cases of pollution by substances other than oil |
| Section 4 | Powers of fire authorities |
| Section 6 | Indemnities in connection with counter-pollution measures |
| Section 7 | Increased penalty for causing pollution, etc. |
| Section 14 | Carriage of hazardous and noxious substances |
| Section 15 | Limitation of liability |
| Section 17 | Financial assistance for training |
| Section 18 | Discharge books |
| Section 19 | Powers of general lighthouse authorities |
| Section 20 | Disclosure of information to general lighthouse authorities |
| Section 21 | Certain duties not to apply to RNLI |
| Section 22 | Disposal of unclaimed wreck |
| Section 23 | Retention of documents by Registrar General |
| Section 25 | Amendments of Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 |
| Section 26 | Piracy |
| Section 27 | Application of section 1 of International Organisations Act 1968 to International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund |
| Section 29 | Minor and consequential amendments, etc. |
| Schedule 3 | Provisions to be inserted as Schedule 5A to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 |
| Schedule 4 | Amendments of Part III of Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 |
| Schedule 5 | Provisions of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to be treated as part of the law of nations |
| Schedule 6 so far as it is not already in force | Minor and consequential amendments |
| Schedule 7 so far as it is not already in in force | Repeals and Revocations |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 17 July 1997 most of the provisions not yet in force of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997.
(This note is not part of the Order)
1. Sections 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 24, 28, 30 and 31, and Schedule 2 and paragraph 16 of Schedule 6 came into force on Royal Assent (19th March 1997)).
2. The following provisions were brought into force on 23rd March 1997 by an earlier commencement order, S.I. No. 1997/1082 (C. 39):
Section 1
Section 9 partially
Section 10
Section 29(1), partially
Section 29(2), partially
Schedule 1, paragraphs 1-5
Schedule 6, partially
Schedule 7, partially
