Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Act 2003

Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.

12.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Act 2003.

(2) The Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) Acts 1988 to 1998 and this Act may be cited together as the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) Acts 1988 to 2003, and shall be construed together as one Act.

(3)  (a) Sections 2 , 4 , and 7 (1) and, in so far as it relates to those sections, section 1 , come into operation on 1 November 2003.

(b) Subject to paragraph (a) this Act comes into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.