Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)

SCHEDULES

[F1 Schedule 11A U.K. Funding of maritime services]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 11A inserted (19.3. 1997) by 1997 c. 28, ss. 13, 31(4), Sch. 2 para. 2

Powers to require information U.K.

7 (1) Regulations under this Schedule may include provision requiring any relevant authority or any person who is or may be liable to pay charges under the regulations in respect of a ship, to provide any collecting authority with such information as the collecting authority may reasonably require for the purposes of the regulations. U.K.

(2) In this paragraph—

• “collecting authority” means—

  (a)

  the Secretary of State,

  (b)

  a Departmental officer, and

  (c)

  a general lighthouse authority;

• “relevant authority” means—

  (a)

  a harbour authority,

  (b)

  the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, and

  (c)

  a conservancy authority.