The Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1983
The Secretary of State, after consultation with the persons referred to in section 22(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979(a), in exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsections (1)(a) and (b), (3)(k), (1) and (m), (4)(a) and (6) of section 21 and subsections (1) and (3) of section 22 of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament pursuant to section 49(3) of the said Act and appr...