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Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 1115
Merchant Shipping
The Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) (Amendment) Order 2013
Laid before Parliament
22nd May 2013
Coming into force
12th June 2013
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of May 2013
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) (Amendment) Order 2013 and comes into force on 12th June 2013.
Amendment of 2003 Order
2.—(1) The Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) Order 2003() is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (2)(a)(ii) of article 6, substitute—
“(ii)a ship of no more than 400 tons, or”.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order amends article 6 (exemptions from restrictions on registration) of the Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) Order 2003. This will enable the registration in certain British Possessions of ships of no more than 400 tons, subject to certain conditions relating to survey and inspection being satisfied. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
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