4. Reference to the principal Act

All references to the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994 in any written law or document shall, on the coming into operation of this Act, be construed as references to the Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil and Bunker Oil Pollution) Act 1994.

All references to the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994 in any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, or any cause of action commenced, pending or existing before the coming into operation of this Act, shall, on the coming into operation of this Act, continue to apply and not be affected as if it had not been amended by this Act.