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Marine Safety Act 2003

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about the giving of directions in respect of ships for purposes relating to safety or pollution and about the taking of action to enforce, in connection with, or in lieu of, directions; to make provision about fire-fighting in connection with marine incidents; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2003 c 16
Territorial extent	United Kingdom, except that section 2, before it was repealed, extended only to England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	10 July 2003
Commencement	10 September 2003
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Marine Safety Act 2003 (c 16) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Section 2 - Fire authorities: power to charge

This section was repealed for England on 1 October 2004 and for Wales on 10 November 2004.

Section 4 - Commencement

Section 4 provided that the Act came into force at the end of the period of two months that began on the date on which it was passed. The word "months" means calendar months. The day (that is to say, 10 July 2003) on which the Act was passed (that is to say, received royal assent) is included in the period of two months. This means that the Act came into force on 10 September 2003.

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 6 of this Act.
2. The Marine Safety Act 2003, section 5
3. The Marine Safety Act 2003, section 4
4. The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, section 54 and Schedule 2
5. The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (England and Scotland) Order 2004 (SI 2004/2304) (C 100), article 2(2)
6. The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2004 (SI 2004/2917) (W 256) (C 121), article 2
7. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 5 and Schedule 1
8. Hare v Gocher 2 QB 641, 2 All ER 673; Trow v Ind Coope (West Midlands) Ltd 2 QB 899 at 909, 2 All ER 900, CA.

External links

• The Marine Safety Act 2003, as amended from the National Archives.
• The Marine Safety Act 2003, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Marine Safety Act 2003.

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