The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 1910

MARINE POLLUTION

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

Made

31st July 1997

Laid before Parliament

11th August 1997

Coming into force

1st September 1997

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983(1) and article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

S.I. 1983/1106, amended by S.I. 1985/2002, S.I. 1991/2885 and S.I. 1993/1580. The provisions that can be made under the Order were varied by section 7(6) and (7) of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28).

(2)

S.I. 1996/282.