The Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (Repeal) Regulations 2008
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2008/163 |
| Year | 2008 |
2008 No. 163
merchant shipping
The Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (Repeal) Regulations 2008
Made 23th January 2008
Laid before Parliament 28th January 2008
Coming into force in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721. The Secretary of State is a Minister designated2for the purposes of that section in relation to measures to give effect to the Economic Community’s rules on competition applying to undertakings.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (Repeal) Regulations 2008.
(2) Regulation 3 (1) and (3) comes into force—
(a)
(a) as respects liner shipping conferences which, on 18th October 2006, satisfied the requirements of the 1986 Council Regulation, on 18th October 2008;
(b)
(b) as respects other liner shipping conferences, on 26th February 2008.
(3) Regulation 3(2) comes into force on 18th October 2008.
(4) The other provisions of these Regulations come into force on 26th February 2008.
(5) These Regulations extend to each part of the United Kingdom.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the 1986 Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4056/86of 22 December 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to maritime transport, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1/2003as regards the extension of its scope to include cabotage and international tramp services3;
“the Act” means the Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 19824;
“the Code” means the Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences signed at Geneva on 6th April 19745;
“the 1985 Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) (Conditions for Recognition) Regulations 19856and the Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) (Mandatory Provisions) Regulations 19857.
Repeals
3.—(1) The provisions of the Code identified in the Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) (Mandatory Provisions) Regulations 1985 cease to have effect in the United Kingdom.
(2) Sections 2, 3, 4, 12 and 13 of the Act (which provide for the making of regulations and Orders in Council to give effect to the Code and any revisions of it, and related matters) are repealed.
(3) Section 11 of...
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