2013 No. 3042

Marine Pollution

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) (Revocation) Regulations 2013

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution)(Law of the Sea Convention) Order 19961, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, makes the following Regulations.

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) (Revocation) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 31st March 2014.

2

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 19962 and the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 19973 are revoked.

Baroness WarsiSenior Minister of StateForeign and Commonwealth Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations revoke the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution)(Limits) Regulations 1996 and the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution)(Limits) Regulations 1997, which are superseded by the declaration of an Exclusive Economic Zone under section 41 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.