Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (Overseas Territories) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 1086 of 1988). Country/Territory Montserrat (UK) Document type Regulation Date 1988 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Navigation Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Order applies, with modifications, the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 to amongst others, Montserrat. The principal effect is to repeal Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (c. 60) as it applies in Montserrat, and replacing the repealed provisions with those of the 1970 Act so as to bring the territories' laws concerning masters and seamen more closely into line with the law in the United Kingdom. Full text English Website agc.gov.ms