The Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993

Article 3(1)

SCHEDULE 1 Registration of ships

Provisions coming into force on 21st March 1994

• Sections 1 to 7, section 8(1) and (2), section 8(4) so far as relating to part I of Schedule 5, and sections 9 and 10.

• Schedules 1 to 3 and Schedule 5, Part I.

Article 3(2)

SCHEDULE 2 Pre-consolidation

Provisions coming into force on 1st May 1994

• Section 8(3) and section 8(4) so far as relating to Part II of Schedule 5.

• Schedule 4, except as provided in the Appendix to this Schedule, and Schedule 5, Part II, except as provided in the said Appendix.

APPENDIX

Exceptions from commencement

1.  In Schedule 4—

(a) paragraph 18 (certain amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971(1) and the Merchant Shipping Act 1974(2) not to have effect) shall not come into force;

(b) paragraph 36 shall not come into force;

(c) paragraph 52 shall not come into force;

(d) in paragraph 54 the omission of subsection (3) of section 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898(3) shall not have effect so far as the subsection applies to the lighthouse at Sombrero in the Leeward Islands.

2.  In Schedule 5, Part II—

(a) the repeals in section 634, and the repeal of section 669, of the 1894 Act shall not have effect;

(b) the repeal of section 2(3) of the said Act of 1898 shall be subject to paragraph 1(d) above;

(c) section 28(1) of the 1949 Act shall remain in force for the sole purpose of enabling exemptions to be made from the requirements of rules made under section 427 of the 1894 Act(4) (rules for life-saving appliances) and rules made under section 3 of the 1949 Act (radio rules);

(d) section 33(2) of the 1949 Act shall remain in force for the sole purpose of enabling regulations to be made prescribing maximum fees for measurement of a ship`s tonnage.

Article 7(1)

SCHEDULE 3 Savings for instruments

1 New empowering provision in Schedule 4 to the 1993 Act	2 Subject matter of repeal	3 Empowering provision repealed	4 Chapter No.
Paragraph 4.	Extension of Merchant Shipping Acts etc.	Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Lines Conventions) Act 1932: section 36.	9
		Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention Act 1949: section 30	43
		Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967: section 28.	27
		Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Act 1970: section 8.	27
		Merchant Shipping Act 1970 section 94.	36
		Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971: section 18.	59
		Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971: section 25.	60
		Merchant Shipping Act 1974: section 20.	43
		Merchant Shipping Act 1979: sections 15,19 and 47.	39
		Merchant Shipping Act 1984: section 13.	5
		Safety at Sea Act 1986: section 14.	23
		Merchant Shipping Act 1988:section 56.	12
Paragraph 5.	Application of statutory provisions to unregistered or foreign ships.	Merchant Shipping Act 1894: section 734.	60
		Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967: section 29.	9
		Merchant Shipping Act 1970: sections 92 and 93.	36

Article 7

SCHEDULE 3 Savings for statutory instruments

1 New empowering provision in Schedule 4 to the 1993 Act	2 Subject matter of repeal	3 Empowering provision repealed	4 Chapter No.
Paragraph 5.	Application of regulations to unregistered or foreign ships.	Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971: section 22.	59
		Merchant Shipping Act 1988: section 50.	12
Paragraph 79.	Fees.	Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898: section 3.	44
		Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949: section 33.	43
		Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967: section 26.	27
		Anchors and Chain Cables Act 1968: section 1.	64
		Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Act 1970: section 6.	27
		Merchant Shipping Act 1970: section 84.	36
		Merchant Shipping Act 1974: section 17 and Schedule 5.	43
		Merchant Shipping Act 1979: sections 20 and 21.	39

(1)

1971 c. 59.

(2)

1974 c. 43.

(3)

1898 c. 44.

(4)

Section 427 of the 1894 Act was substituted by section 2 of the 1949 Act.