This order formally revokes the previous legal provisions governing the office of the Registrar of British Ships in Gibraltar. The document is issued by the government of Great Britain to enact a specific administrative change within the maritime regulatory framework of the territory. It serves as a definitive legal instrument to terminate the authority previously vested in the specified registrar position.

Legal professionals and maritime historians utilize this text as a primary source for tracking the evolution of Gibraltar's shipping registry regulations. It is considered a technical document intended for administrative record-keeping rather than general public consumption.