Commentary on Sections Section 1: Wreck Removal Convention
7.Section 1 inserts Part 9A, new sections 255A to 255U, and new Schedule 11ZA into the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (the Act). Therefore the following refers to new sections of the Act. These new sections implement the ICRW, providing for the marking and removal of wrecks in the Convention area and recovery of the costs of so doing.