Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 281
The Merchant Shipping (Gibraltar Colours) Order 1996
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1996 No. 281
MERCHANT SHIPPING
The Merchant Shipping (Gibraltar Colours) Order 1996
| Laid before Parliament | 26th February 1996 |
| Coming into force | 19th March 1996 |
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 1996
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2(3)(b) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995[1] and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Gibraltar colours) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 19th March 1996.
2.—(1) The adoption for the purpose of section 2(3)(b) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 as proper colours for ships registered in Gibraltar of the red ensign defaced with the arms of Gibraltar as specified in paragraph (2) below is hereby authorised.
(2) The positioning and proportions of the defacement shall be in accordance with the illustration in the Schedule hereto.
N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council
Notes:[1] 1995 c. 21.
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