12U.K.In section 87 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (merchant navy uniform), for subsection (4) substitute—
“(4)Where any design forming part of the merchant navy uniform has been registered under the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Secretary of State is the proprietor of the design, his right in the design is not limited to the period prescribed by section 8 of that Act but shall continue to subsist so long as the design remains registered.”.