Pilotage Act 1983

PART IAdministration

1Continuation in being of existing organisation

The Pilotage Commission

2Constitution of Commission

3Payments by pilotage authorities to Commission

4Other financial provisions relating to Commission

Functions of Commission

5General functions of Commission

6Review of pilotage services and non-compulsory pilotage areas

7Pilots' pension and compensation schemes

Pilotage orders

9Power of Secretary of State to make pilotage orders

10Procedure connected with making and coming into force of pilotage orders

Powers of Pilotage Authorities

11General powers of pilotage authorities

12Licensing of pilots

13Employment of pilots by pilotage authorities

14Pilotage charges

15Power of pilotage authorities to make byelaws

16Power of Secretary of State as respects byelaws

Other provisions relating to pilotage authorities

17Licensing of pilots by pilotage authority not to involve any liability

18Receipts and expenses of pilotage authority

19Returns and statements of accounts of pilotage authorities

Masters' and First Mates' Certificates

20Grant of masters' and first mates' certificates by pilotage authorities

21Refusal and revocation of pilotage certificates

22Provision with respect to foreign certificates of competency

Supplementary Provisions as to Licences and Certificates

23Form of pilot's licence and production and return of licence to pilotage authority

24Suspension or revocation of a pilot's licence or a pilotage certificate

25Appeal to Secretary of State by pilot, master or first mate, against action of pilotage authority

26Appeal to court by pilot against action of pilotage authority

Special Provisions as to the Trinity House

27Trinity House outport districts

28Trinity House Pilot Fund

29Collection of pilotage charges in Port of London by officers of Customs and Excise

PART IIPrincipal Pilotage Provisions

Compulsory Pilotage

30Compulsory pilotage

31Compulsory pilotage; transitory provisions

32Exemption from compulsory pilotage of ships belonging to certain public authorities

33Provision as to ships calling at a port for the purpose only of taking pilot; transitory provisions

34Construction of references to pilotage district in which pilotage is compulsory; transitory provisions

35Liability of owner or master in case of a vessel under pilotage

Provisions with respect to Licensed Pilots

36Right of licensed pilot to supersede unlicensed persons

37Declaration as to draught etc. of ship

38Provision as to ships within a harbour, dock, etc.

39Provision as to ships in closed dock etc.; transitory provisions

40Copies of pilotage provisions to be furnished to pilots

41Licensed pilot not to be taken out of his district

42Limitation of liability of pilots, and of pilotage authorities as employers

43Obligation on licensed pilot to produce his licence to employer

44Penalty on fraudulent use of licence

Pilot Boats and Pilot Signals

45Approval of pilot boats

46Pilot boats to fly pilot flag

47Display of pilot flag when pilot is on board ship

48Penalty on ordinary boat displaying pilot flag

49Signals to be displayed by ships requiring a pilot

50Obligation to display signal for pilot in certain circumstances

51Facilities to be given for pilot getting on board and leaving ship

Offences by Pilots

52Penalty on pilot endangering ship, life, or limb

53Penalty on person obtaining charge of a ship by misrepresentation

54Offences by pilots

PART IIILiability of Pilotage Authorities for Loss or Damage to Vessels or Goods, etc.

Limitation of liability

55Limitation of liability

56Limitation of liability where several claims on one occasion

57Power of courts to consolidate claims

58Rights of pilotage authorities as owners of ships

59Exclusion of funds for benefit of pilots etc.

60Exclusion of funds of authorities acting in dual capacity

61Exclusion of funds of certain Trinity Houses

62Provision for pilotage authority for more than one district

PART IVMiscellaneous and General

Recovery, etc. of Pilotage Charges

63Recovery of pilotage charges

64Receiving or offering improper rates of pilotage

65Pilotage rate for leading ships

66Application of Board of Trade Arbitrations, etc. Act 1874

67Orders, rules and regulations

68Interpretation

69Transitional provisions, savings, amendments and repeals

70Short title, citation, extent and commencement

SCHEDULE 1Further provisions relating to constitution etc. of Pilotage Commission

Tenure of members

1Subject to paragraphs 2 to 4 below, a person shall...

2A person shall not be appointed as a Commissioner and...

3(1) A person may at any time resign his office...

4If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a Commissioner—...

Remuneration of members

5The Commission shall pay to each Commissioner such remuneration and...

6Where a person ceases to be a Commissioner otherwise than...

7The quorum of the Commission and the arrangements relating to...

8(1) A Commissioner who is in any way directly or...

9The validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not...

10The Commission may employ such persons as it considers are...

11The Commission may— (a) pay, to or in respect of...

12If a person employed by the Commission becomes a Commissioner...

13The fixing of the common seal of the Commission shall...

14A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...

15In the preceding provisions of this Schedule " the Chairman...

SCHEDULE 2Transitional and saving provisions

1Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 8(2) of...

2Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 9(8) of...

Acts confirming pilotage orders

3Any Act confirming a pilotage order made under an enactment...

4Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 13(4) of...

Licences and certificates

5Nothing in paragraph (a) of section 20(2) of this Act...

6Any licence or certificate granted under any enactment repealed by...

Appointments etc.

7Any officer appointed, any body elected or constituted and any...

Sections 55(4) and 58(2)

8Nothing in any order made in pursuance of section 55(4)...

Orders under sections 18(1), 22(4) and 27(1) of the Pilotage Act 1913

9The repeal by this Act of sections 18(1), 22(4) and...

Periods of time

10Where a period of time specified in any enactment repealed...

SCHEDULE 3Amendments

The Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939

1In section 4(4) of the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force...

The Merchant Shipping Act 1950

2In section 7(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1950, the...

The Hovercraft Act 1968

3The enactments and instruments with respect to which provision may...

The Finance Act 1971

4In Part VI of Schedule 14 to the Finance Act...

The Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975

5In section 18 of the Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act...

The Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

6In Part I of the Table in Schedule 4 to...

The Merchant Shipping Act 1979

7In section 50(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 in...

The Justices of the Peace Act 1979

8In section 33(3) of the Justices of the Peace Act...

The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980

9In Part III of Schedule 6 to the Magistrates' Courts...

The Finance Act 1980

10In section 35(4) of the Finance Act 1980 for the...

The Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982

11In section 27(2)(a) of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act...

SCHEDULE 4Repeals

Pilotage Act 1983

1983 Chapter 21

An Act to consolidate the Pilotage Acts 1913 and 1936 and certain provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979.

[9th May 1983]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—