Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 Commencement Order 2018
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Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 Commencement Order 2018
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 9th day of April 2018
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
This order is made under section 2 of the Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Order
1 Title
This order is the Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 Commencement Order 2018.
2 Commencement of Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017
The Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 comes into force on 27 May 2018.
Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order brings the Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 into force on 27 May 2018. That Act amends the Maritime Crimes Act 1999 in order to implement—
the Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, done at London on 14 October 2005; and
the Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at London on 14 October 2005.
Date of notification in Gazette: 12 April 2018.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Justice.