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Merchant Shipping Act 1979
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Part IU.K. Maximum Fine of £50 on Summary Conviction
| Enactment | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (c. 60)— | |
| Section 111(4) | Engaging of seamen by unauthorised person. |
| section 112(2) | Receiving remuneration from seamen for engagement. |
| section 280(2) | Surrender of passenger steamer’s certificate. |
| section 281(2) | Display of passenger steamer’s certificate. |
| section 287 | Miscellaneous offences in connection with passenger steamers. |
| . . . F1 | . . . F1 |
| section 385(5) | Failure to record or report occurrences on fishing boats. |
| section 417(4) | Transfer of fish from fishing boats to collecting vessels. |
| section 543(2) | Failure by manufacturer to mark information on anchor. |
| section 722(2) | Use or supply of unauthorised forms. |
| Merchant Shipping (International Labour Conventions) Act 1925 (c. 42)— | |
| section 4 | Employment in ships of persons under 18. |
| Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act 1932 (c. 9)— | |
| section 12(2) | Failure to return memorandum about lifesaving appliances. |
| section 31(2) | Failure to give notice of Atlantic routes used by passenger line. |
| Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36)-— | |
| section 8(5), including section 8(5) as set out in Schedule 2 | Delivery to seaman of account of wages. |
| section 78 | Unauthorised persons on ship in port. |
| [F2section 89(4)] | [F2Impeding arrest of deserter from foreign ship.] |
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F1Entry repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 57(5), Sch. 7, (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)
F2Entry repealed (prosp.) by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), ss. 57(5), 58(2), Sch. 7, (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)
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