Merchant Shipping Act, 1981

Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction.

15.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Act, 1981.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day as the Government appoints by order.

(3) The Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1979, and this Act may be cited together as the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1981, and shall be construed together as one Act, and without prejudice to the generality of this provision, references in the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1979, to the Merchant Shipping Acts shall be construed as including references to this Act.