Short title, commencement, construction and collective citation.
15.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Act, 1947.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day as the Minister appoints by order.
(3) This Act shall be construed as one with the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1939, but shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in those Acts.
(4) The Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1939, and this Act may be cited together as the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1947.
