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In subsection (1) of section 689 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 for the words “seaman or apprentice ” in both places, there shall be substituted the words “ or seaman ”

In subsection (1) of section 695 of that Act, after the words “shall be evidence ” there shall be inserted the words “ and in Scotland sufficient evidence ” ; and in subsection (2) of that section, after the words “admissible in evidence ” there shall be inserted the words “ and be evidence, and in Scotland sufficient evidence, of those matters ”.

In section 742 of that Act, in the definition of “seaman ”, for the words “masters, pilots and apprentices duly indentured and registered ” there shall be substituted the words “ masters and pilots ”.

In section 17(1)(l) of the Pilotage Act 1913 for the words from “a mate’s certificate ” to “1894 ” there shall be substituted the words “ such certificate issued under the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 as may be specified in the byelaws ”.

In paragraph (b) of the proviso to section 23(1) of that Act for the words from “a mate’s certificate ” to “1894 ” there shall be substituted the words “ such certificate issued under the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 as is specified in the byelaw ” and for the words “such a certificate of competency ” there shall be substituted the words “ a certificate so specified ”.

In section 25 of that Act for the words “certificates of competency recognised under Part 11 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 ” there shall be substituted the words “ certificates issued under the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 ”.

In section 1(6) of the Illegal Trawling (Scotland) Act 1934 for the words “at each mercantile marine office ” there shall be substituted the words “ at the office of each mercantile marine superintendent ”.

In section 6(3) of the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939, for the words from “section one hundred and seventy-six ” to “deceased seamen ” there shall be substituted the words “ section 66 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (disposal of property of deceased seamen) ”.

For subsection (2) of section 10 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1964 there shall be substituted the following subsection —

In section 6 of the Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act 1965 there shall be added at the end of subsection (1)(b) the words

In section 10(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967, paragraph (a) shall be omitted, and in paragraph (b) for the words from “in such form ” to the end of the paragraph there shall be substituted the words “ to be posted up in some conspicuous place on board the ship, which shall be in such form and containing such particulars relating to the depth to which the ship is for the time being loaded as may be specified in regulations made by the Board of Trade under this Act; ”.

The enactments and instruments with respect to which provision may be made by an Order in Council under section 1(1)(h) of the Hovercraft Act 1968 shall include this Act and any instrument made under it.

In section 414(1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 the word “or ” shall be added at the end of paragraph (a), and paragraph (c) and the word “or ” preceding it shall be omitted.