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"Power to make

regulations to give effect to International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974.

38A. (1)

The Governor in Council

may make such regulations as he considers

appropriate to implement the provisions

of the International Convention for the

Safety of Life at Sea 1974, so far as

those provisions are not implemented by

or under any provision of the Merchant

Shipping Acts as extended to the Colony

or by or under this Ordinance.

(2)

Without prejudice to

subsection (1) the Governor in Council

may make regulations with respect to

ships provided with nuclear power plants

for the purpose of enabling effect to

be given to the provisions of Chapter

VIII of the Annex to the International

Convention for the Safety of Life at

Sea 1974.

(3) For the purposes of

subsections (1) and (2) and without

prejudice to the generality of the

powers contained therein the rules

(including the nuclear ship rules) made

from time to time under the Merchant

Shipping Acts implementing the

International Convention for the Safety