(1)The following shall be inserted in Part IV of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) (safety) after section 108 (births and deaths)—
(1)Schedule 3A (safety directions) shall have effect.
(2)A provision made by or by virtue of this Act (including one which creates an offence) shall have no effect in so far as it—
(a)is inconsistent with the exercise by or on behalf of the Secretary of State of a power under Schedule 3A (safety directions),
(b)would interfere with a person’s compliance with a direction under that Schedule, or
(c)would interfere with action taken by virtue of that Schedule.”
(2)Before Schedule 4 to that Act there shall be inserted new Schedule 3A set out in Schedule 1 to this Act.