Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1939

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Rules as to life-saving appliances in fishing boats.

4.—(1) The power of the Minister under section 427 of the Principal Act to make rules (in that section called rules for life-saving appliances) is hereby extended to empower him to make such rules in respect of fishing boats.

(2) Rules made under the said section 427 of the Principal Act before the passing of this Act shall not apply to fishing boats unless and so far as such rules are made applicable to fishing boats by rules made under the said section after the passing of this Act.