Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (repealed) (c. 12)

Part I U.K. Registration of British Ships

Preliminary U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

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Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

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Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

Registration under Part I of 1894 Act U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F4 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

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Textual Amendments

F5 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

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Textual Amendments

F6 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

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Textual Amendments

F7 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

F8 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F8 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

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Textual Amendments

F9 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

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Textual Amendments

F10 Ss. 1-10 repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.1; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

Registration in overseas territories U.K.

11 Regulation of registration in overseas territories by reference to categories of registries. U.K.

(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for regulating the registration [F11 in relevant British possessions of ships other than small ships and fishing vessels] by reference to categories of registries established by the Order.

(2) Any such Order may—

(a) establish different categories of registries to which different restrictions on the registration of ships [F12 in such possessions] apply, being restrictions framed by reference to—

(i) ships’ tonnages, or

(ii) types of ships, or

(iii) any other specified matter, or

(iv) any combination of matters falling within one or more of the preceding sub-paragraphs,

as well as a category of registries to which no such restriction applies;

(b) assign any relevant [F13 British possession] to such one of the categories so established as appears to Her Majesty to be appropriate;

(c) provide that, where a relevant [F13 British possession]has been assigned to a category to which any such restriction on registration as is mentioned in paragraph (a) applies, no ship covered by that restriction shall be registered under [F14 the law of that possession];

(d) specify circumstances in which ships may be exempted from any provision made by virtue of paragraph (c).

(3) Any provision made by virtue of subsection (2)(c) shall be expressed to be without prejudice to the operation of any provision for the time being in force under the law of any such [F15 possession] as is mentioned in subsection (2)(c) by virtue of which the registration of ships F16 . . .in that [F15 possession] is, or may be, further restricted.

(4) An Order in Council under this section—

(a) may make such transitional, incidental or supplementary provision as appears to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient; and

(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

[F17 (5) In this section—

• “relevant British possession” has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc) Act 1993; and

• “small ship” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 3 to that Act]

Textual Amendments

F11 Words in s. 11(1) substituted (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(1), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)(a); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

F12 Words in s. 11(2)(a) substituted (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(1), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)(b)(i); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

F13 Words in s. 11(2)(b)(c) substituted (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(1), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)(b)(ii); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

F14 Words in s. 11(2)(c) substituted (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(1), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)(b)(iii); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

F15 Words in s. 11(3) substituted (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(1), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)(c)(i); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

F16 Words in s. 11(3) repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(1)(4), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)(c)(ii), Sch. 5 Pt.I; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.

F17 S. 11(5) inserted (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(1), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)(d); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1), Sch.1.