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Long title | An Act to implement the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007. [1] |
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Introduced by | Thérèse Coffey Baroness Stowell of Beeston [2] |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 12 July 2011 [1] |
Commencement | 5 February 2015 in part 14 April 2015 in full |
Status: Current legislation | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act made provisions for the ratification of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks.
The Act amends the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to include the text of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks and implement the decisions made there.
The provisions of the inserted amendment include: [3]
The Act came into force through The Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2015. The Order made provisions that select parts of Section 1 should come into force on 5 February 2015. [8] The rest of the Act came into force on 14 April 2015. [9]