The Consular Relations (Merchant Shipping) (French Republic) Order 1970

• Citation: S.I. 1970/1906
• Sections: 3

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Consular Relations (Merchant Shipping) (French Republic) Order 1970 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1971.

Section 2

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Section 3

(1) The French Republic is designated for the purposes of section 6 of the Consular Relations Act 1968 (which relates to detention on board ship for disciplinary offences).

(2) For the purposes of the said section as applied by virtue of paragraph (1) of this Article a ship shall be treated as belonging to the French Republic if it is registered under the law of the French Republic.

(3) Nothing in this Order shall apply to any ship of war.