
1 
This Order may be cited as the Suspension from Work on Maternity Grounds (Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 31st March 1998.
2 
Regulation 8(3) and regulation 9(2) of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 are hereby specified for the purposes of section 66(2) of the 1996 Act.
Signed by order of the Secretary of State.
Ian McCartney
Minister of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
9th March 1998