The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Belize) (Amendment) Order 1981
This Order amends the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Belize) Order 1975, which extended to Belize with the necessary adaptations, the provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 and the provisions of Parts I and V of, and of Schedule 1 to, the Merchant Shipping Act 1974. It takes into account the amendment of these Acts in the United Kingdom by section 38 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979. The Order gives effect in Belize to the Protocol of 19th November 1976 to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage of 29th November 1969 (Cmnd. 7028) and the Protocol of 19th November 1976 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 18th December 1971 (Cmnd. 7029). The Protocols substitute special drawing rights for gold francs as the unit of account to be used in connection with each Convention.