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Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997

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31 Short title, interpretation and commencement.U.K.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997.

(2)In this Act “the 1995 Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

(3)Subject to subsection (4), this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.

(4)Sections 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 24, 28 and 30, this section and Schedule 2 and paragraph 16 of Schedule 6 shall come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

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P1S. 31(3) power partly exercised (22.3.1997): 23.3.1997 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1997/1082, art. 2, Sch.

S. 31(3) power partly exercised (19.6.1997); 17.7.1997 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1997/1539, art. 2, Sch.

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