The Consular Relations (Merchant Shipping) (United States of America) Order 1970

• Citation: S.I. 1970/1915
• Sections: 3

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Consular Relations (Merchant Shipping) (United States of America) 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 United States of America 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 United States of America if it is documented or registered under the law of any territory subject to the sovereignty or authority of the United States of America, excepting the Panama Canal Zone.

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