Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (repealed) (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 U.K. Miscellaneous Amendments of Merchant Shipping Acts

Merchant Shipping Act 1984 (c. 5) U.K.

In section 2 (prohibition notices)—

(a)

in subsection (1) (notices in respect of activities which are, or are about to be, carried on and involve a risk of serious personal injury or pollution), for “about”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “likely”; and

(b)

for subsection (4) (notices to have immediate effect only if the risk isimminent) substitute—

“(4) A direction contained in a prohibition notice in pursuance of subsection (3)(d) shall take effect—

(a) at the end of a period specified in the notice, or

(b) if the direction is given in pursuance of subsection (3)(d)(ii) or the notice so declares, immediately.”