(1) This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Competency as A.B.) (Malta) Order 1975 and shall come into operation on 23rd July 1975.
(2) In this Order “ the Act ” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1948.
(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.