Statutory Instruments
Marine Pollution
Made
3rd December 2013
Laid before Parliament
18th December 2013
Coming into force
31st March 2014
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 1996(1), 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 1996(2) and the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1997(3) are revoked.
Baroness Warsi
Senior Minister of State
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
3rd December 2013
(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Regulations 1996 and the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution)(Limits) Regulations 1997, which are superseded by the declaration of an Exclusive Economic Zone under section 41 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
S.I. 1996/282; Article 2 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23).