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This Order amends the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/971) to remove references to the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collision) Regulations 1983 and related instruments, as a consequence of the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1989 and related instruments which apply to hovercraft as well as ships.
The Order also amends the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350) to remove references to section 55 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (power to hold preliminary inquiries) which has been repealed, provides for the application of section 728 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (power to appoint an inspector to report on the nature and causes of casualties) and updates the modifications to the Merchant Shipping (Formal Investigations) Rules 1985 as a result of recent amendments.
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