The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1988

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST DECEMBER 1988

Provisions of the Act	Subject matter of provisions
Section 4(6)	Fishing vessels not to be registered under Part I of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894
Section 54 so far as it relates to notices under Part II of the Act	Services of documents
Section 57(4) so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 set out below in this Schedule	Consequential amendments
Section 57(5) so far as it brings into effect the provisions of Schedule 7 set out below in this Schedule	Repeals
Section 58(4) except so far as it relates to paragraphs 2 and 5 of Schedule 8	Transitional provisions and savings
In Schedule 6:—	Minor and consequential amendments
The entry for the Sea Fisheries Act 1868	Fishing vessels to have official papers
The entry for the Contracts Employment and Redundancy Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1965	Excluded categories of employees
The entry for the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967	Size limits, etc for fish
The entry for the Sea Fisheries Act 1968	Definition of "British fishing boat"
The entry for the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Act 1970	Definition of "fishing vessel"
The entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 so far as it is not already in force	Application of the Act to fishing vessels
The entry for the Fishery Limits Act 1976	Definition of "foreign fishing boat"
The entry for the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978	Mariners
The entry for the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979	Power to regulate small craft
The entry for the British Fishing Boats Act 1983	Definition of "British fishing boat"
Sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1983	Definition of "fishing vessel"
The entry for the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984	Definition of "British fishing boat"
The entry for the Safety at Sea Act 1986	Definition of "fishing vessel"
Schedule 7 so far as it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule	Enactments repealed
In Schedule 8 paragraph 4	Operation of section 4(6) of the Act

APPENDIX Repeals taking effect on 1st December 1988

Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
1886 c. 53.	Sea Fishing Boats (Scotland) Act 1986.	The whole Act.
1894 c. 60.	Merchant Shipping Act 1894.	Sections 370 and 372 to 374.
1968 c. 77.	Sea Fisheries Act 1968.	In Schedule 1, paragraphs 23, 32 and 33.
1976 c. 86.	Fishery Limits Act 1976.	Section 2(8)(b). In Schedule 2, paragraph 3.
1983 c. 8.	British Fishing Boats Act 1983	Section 11(2).
1984 c. 26.	Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984.	In Schedule 1, the entry relating