S.I. No. 205/1992 - Merchant Shipping Act, 1992 (Commencement) Order, 1992.

1. This Order may be cited as the

Merchant Shipping Act, 1992

(Commencement) Order, 1992.

2. (1) The 1st day of August, 1992 is hereby fixed as the day on which the

Merchant Shipping Act, 1992

(No. 2 of 1992) (other than Part II and section 4, in so far as it repeals the provisions specified in paragraph (2) of this Article), shall come into operation.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article are sections 271 to 286 and 288 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, sections 21 and 22 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1906,

section 17

(1) of the

Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1952

(No. 4 of 1952),

section 19

(1) of the

Merchant Shipping Act, 1966

(No. 29 of 1966) and

sections 7

and

9

of the

Merchant Shipping Act, 1981

(No. 33 of 1981).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 21st day of July, 1992.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for the Marine.

S.I. No. 205 of 1992.

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1992 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1992.

I, MICHAEL WOODS, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Merchant Shipping Act, 1992

(No. 2 of 1992), hereby order as follows