Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 1(4) of the Hovercraft Act 1968 and section 129(3) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
2022 No. 0000
The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Amendment Order 2022
Made
Coming into force
for the purpose of article 1 and 3
for the purpose of article 2
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
A draft of this Order has, in accordance with section 1(4) of the Hovercraft Act 19681 and section 129(3) of the Merchant Shipping Act 19952, been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1)(h) and (3) of the Hovercraft Act 1968, and section 129(1) and (2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
This Order may be cited as the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Amendment Order 2022.
2
Subject to paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
3
Article 2 comes into force on the day after the day specified in paragraph (2).
4
This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment of the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 19892
1
The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 19893 is amended as follows.
2
3
After article 4 (safety regulations), insert—
Manning5
Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act 19956 applies in relation to hovercraft and to persons connected with hovercraft as it applies in relation to ships and to persons connected with ships, and for that purpose has effect subject to the modification that for any reference to a ship, or to ships, there is respectively substituted a reference to a hovercraft and to hovercraft.
Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 19963
1
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996 is amended as follows.
2
In article 2, in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—
c
that a specified contravention of the regulations is to be an offence punishable—
i
on summary conviction—
aa
in England and Wales by a fine;
bb
in Scotland or Northern Ireland by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
ii
on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both;
d
that a specified contravention of the regulations is to be an offence punishable only on summary conviction—
i
in England and Wales by a fine;
ii
in Scotland or Northern Ireland by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;
(This note is not part of the Order)