The Safety (Collision Regulations and Distress Signals) Regulations 1979
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), (3)(k) and (4)(a) of section 21 and sections 22(1)(d) and 22(3)(a) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—