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| (1) The written laws specified in Column 1 of the Schedule are, subject to the provisions of this Part, hereby repealed to the extent specified in Column II of that Schedule, and replaced by the provisions of this Act. |
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| (2) Any instrument which was issued, served or granted under any law which is repealed or ceases to have effect by virtue of this Act shall (without prejudice to any power to amend such instrument, and subject to such modifications as may be necessary to bring it into conformity with this Act) continue in force until superseded, revoked or otherwise terminated, and shall be deemed to have been issued, served or granted under this Act, and this Act and any subsidiary legislation made hereunder shall apply to or in relation to such instrument accordingly: |
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| (3) In this section " instrument " means any licence, certificate, validation, exemption, notice or other authority, or any instruction or other requirement, as the circumstances may require. |
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| (4) Reference in any written law to the Merchant Shipping Acts of the United Kingdom shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to this Act. |
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