LegalizeThe Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Commencement No. 11) Order 1987
Made: 2nd April 1987
Now therefore the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 16(4) and 52(2) of the Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:—
1
This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Commencement No. 11) Order 1987.
2
The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in the second column of that Schedule) shall come into force on 30th April 1987.
3
Notwithstanding Article 3(1) of the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Interim Provisions) Order 1980, nothing in this Order affects the operation of that Order with respect to matters arising after the commencement of this Order in connection with any contract referred to in Article 2(a) or (b) of the said Order of 1980 and made before 30th April 1987.
SCHEDULE — PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 30th APRIL 1987
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of the provisions |
|---|---|
| Section 14(1), (2), (4), (5), (6) (except in its application to subsection (3)) and (7). | Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea to have force of law. |
| Section 15(2) so far as not already in force. | Provisions concerning Orders in Council under section 14(4) or (5). |
| Schedule 3, Parts I and II. | Text of the Convention and provisions having effect in connection with it. |
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Spicer — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department of Transport — 2nd April 1987
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Order brings into force on 30th April most of section 14 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979, which gives the force of law in the United Kingdom to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (set out in Schedule 3 to the Act). The Convention comes into force internationally on 28th April 1987.
The Order does not bring into force section 14(3) of the 1979 Act (nor consequently section 14(6) as it applies to section 14(3)), because that provision implements the Protocol to the Convention (which substitutes Special Drawing Rights for gold francs as the unit of account) and this Protocol is not yet in force.
The Order also brings into force section 15(2) so far as it is not already in force, and Schedule 3, Parts, I and II.
The Order also contains a transitional provision preserving the effect of the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Interim Provisions) Order 1980 for contracts for international carriage made before 30th April 1987.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1980/1092.
[^f00002]: 1979 c. 39.
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