S.L. 234.53 Art. 1Citation and applicability.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Merchant Shipping

(Wreck Removal Convention) Regulations.

(2) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, the Convention and any amendments thereto, shall, unless otherwise provided in these regulations and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, form part of the Laws of Malta and shall apply to all Maltese ships wherever they may be and to all other ships while they are in Maltese waters as determined by the Convention.