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The Merchant Shipping (Formal Investigations) Rules 1985

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Commencement and interpretation

    1. 1.These Rules may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Formal...

    2. 2.(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires:— “the...

  3. Application

    1. 3.These Rules apply to any formal investigation and to any...

  4. Wreck Commissioner and Assessors

    1. 4.(1) Where it appears to the Secretary of State that...

  5. Notice of Investigation and Parties to the Investigation

    1. 5.(1) When the Secretary of State causes a formal investigation...

    2. 6.Any person who is not already a party to a...

  6. Evidence and Procedure

    1. 7.(1) Without prejudice to the admission of documents as secondary...

    2. 8.(1) Any other party to the formal investigation shall be...

    3. 9.Every formal investigation shall be conducted in such manner that...

    4. 10.Any of the parties who desires so to do may,...

  7. Adjournment

    1. 11.The wreck commissioner may adjourn the formal investigation from time...

  8. Result of Formal Investigation

    1. 12.At the end of the formal investigation the wreck commissioner...

  9. Report

    1. 13.Each assessor shall either sign the report with or without...

  10. Costs of the Formal Investigation

    1. 14.Where the wreck commissioner orders the costs and expenses of...

  11. Re-hearings

    1. 15.Any re-hearing of a formal investigation pursuant to section 57(1)...

  12. Signature

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      SCHEDULE

      QUALIFICATIONS OF ASSESSORS

      1. MERCANTILE MARINE MASTERS Must be in possession of a Certificate...

      2. MERCANTILE MARINE ENGINEERS Must be in possession of a Certificate...

      3. FISHING VESSEL SKIPPERS Must be in possession of a Skipper's...

      4. ROYAL NAVY Must have had rank of Admiral or Captain...

      5. PERSONS OF SPECIAL SKILL OR KNOWLEDGE Naval architects. Persons with...

  13. Explanatory Note

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