http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/22/contentsMerchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993 (repealed 1.1.1996)An Act to amend and restate the law relating to the registration of ships and related matters, to make provision in relation to ships on bareboat charter and to make amendments designed to facilitate, or otherwise desirable in connection with, the consolidation of the enactments relating to shipping and seamen.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2004-06-01 Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993 (repealed 1.1.1996) SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1 Private Law Provisions for Registered Ships General1(1) Subject to any rights and powers appearing from the... Transfers etc. of registered ships2(1) Any transfer of a registered ship, or a share...3(1) Where a registered ship, or a share in a...4(1) Where the property in a registered ship or share...5(1) Where any court (whether under paragraph 4 above or...6(1) The High Court or Court of Session may, if... Mortgages of registered ships7(1) A registered ship, or share in a registered ship,... Priority of registered mortgages8(1) Where two or more mortgages are registered in respect... Registered mortgagee’s power of sale9(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, every registered mortgagee shall... Protection of registered mortgagees10Where a ship or share is subject to a registered... Transfer of registered mortgage11(1) A registered mortgage may be transferred by an instrument... Transmission of registered mortgage by operation of law12Where the interest of a mortgagee in a registered mortgage... Discharge of registered mortgage13Where a registered mortgage has been discharged, the registrar shall,... Definitions14In this Schedule— “mortgage” shall be construed in accordance with...SCHEDULE 2 Consequential Amendments1(1) Section 26 of the Sea Fisheries Act 1868 (sea...2In the Merchant Shipping Act 1894— (a) in section 82...3In section 80(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1906 (power...4In section 6(1)(c) of the Contracts of Employment and Redundancy...5(1) In section 163(3) of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland)...6In section 1 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967...7In section 5(8) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967...8In section 22(1) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967...9In section 19(1) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (definitions)—...10In section 8 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (definitions)—...11In section 144(1)(b) of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978...12In section 81(7) of the Customs and Excise Management Act...13In section 9 of the British Fishing Boats Act 1983...14In section 9(1) of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984...15(1) The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 shall be amended as...SCHEDULE 3 British Ships British ships1(1) A ship is a British ship if— The British flag2(1) The flag which every British ship is entitled to... Penalty for carrying improper colours3(1) If any of the following colours, namely— Duty to show British flag4(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a British ship, other... Offences relating to British character of ship5(1) If the master or owner of a ship which... Duty to declare national character of ship6(1) An officer of customs and excise shall not grant... Status of certificate of registration7The certificate of registration of a British ship shall be...SCHEDULE 4 Pre-Consolidation Amendments Preliminary1(1) In this Schedule— “the 1894 Act” means the Merchant... Terminology and construction2(1) Except as mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below, in the...3Without prejudice to the effect of any provision for the... Extent and application: generalised provisions4(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that...5(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations specifying any... Extent of application of Acts6(1) The following provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts (which... Masters and seamen7In section 458 of the 1894 Act (obligation of shipowner...8In the 1970 Act omit the following provisions (for which...9In section 11(1) of the 1970 Act (restriction on assignment...10In section 17 of the 1970 Act (claims against seamen’s... Safety11(1) Omit sections 446 to 448 of the 1894 Act...12(1) Omit sections 459 to 461 of the 1894 Act...13(1) In section 21 of the 1979 Act (regulations to... Offences by and in relation to passengers14In section 287 of the 1894 Act (offences by passengers)—...15In section 76(3) of the 1906 Act (false statements for... Fishing vessel certificates: incidental offences16Sections 280 to 282(a) of the 1894 Act (delivery up... Pollution prevention: assimilation of inspection powers17For the purposes of the Oil Pollution Act other than...18The amendments made in the 1971 and 1974 Acts (liability... Wreck and salvage19Omit section 514 of the 1894 Act (receiver’s power to...20In section 515 of the 1894 Act (liability for plundering...21In section 516 of the 1894 Act (exercise of powers...22In section 518 of the 1894 Act (duties of finder...23In section 520 of the 1894 Act (notice of wreck),...24In section 522 of the 1894 Act (immediate sale in...25In section 524 of the 1894 Act (notice of unclaimed...26Omit section 528 of the 1894 Act (power of Secretary...27Omit section 529 of the 1894 Act (restriction on interfering...28In section 537(2) of the 1894 Act (reward for information),...29Omit section 543 of the 1894 Act (marking of anchors)....30In sections 552(3), 555(1) and 556 of the 1894 Act...31(1) In section 566 of the 1894 Act (appointment of...32In section 567(1) of the 1894 Act (receivers’ fees) for...33In section 551(1) of the 1894 Act (valuation of property...34Omit sections 558 to 564 of the 1894 Act (salvage... Lighthouses, etc35Omit sections 47 and 48 of the Malicious Damage Act...36In section 634(1) of the 1894 Act (areas for which...37In section 638 of the 1894 Act (general powers of...38In section 639(1) of the 1894 Act (land acquisition powers),...39In section 642 of the 1894 Act (additions to lighthouses),...40In section 643 of the 1894 Act (general light dues),...41After section 643 of the 1894 Act insert— Information to...42For section 647 of the 1894 Act (light dues tables...43In section 648(3) of the 1894 Act (accounts of light...44In section 649 of the 1894 Act (recovery of light...45In section 650 of the 1894 Act (distress on ship...46In section 651 of the 1894 Act (detention of ship...47Section 655 of the 1894 Act (local light dues) shall,...48In section 656(2) of the 1894 Act (account of local...49In section 664 of the 1894 Act (accounts of general...50For section 666(1) of the 1894 Act (offence of damaging,...51In section 667 of the 1894 Act (prevention of false...52Omit section 669 of the 1894 Act (restriction on exercise...53For section 679 of the 1894 Act (auditing and laying...54In the Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898 omit...55In section 30(2) of the Harbours Act 1964 (list of... Enforcement powers: generalisation56In section 728 of the 1894 Act (Departmental inspectors to...57In section 27(1)(h)(iii) of the 1979 Act (powers of Departmental... Legal proceedings and offences: assimilation and modernisation58In section 681(2) of the 1894 Act (mode of enforcing...59Section 683 of the 1894 Act (time limit for summary...60Section 684 of the 1894 Act (jurisdiction in relation to...61Section 686(1) (jurisdiction over offences on board ship) shall— 62For section 687 of the 1894 Act (offences by British...63After section 687 of the 1894 Act insert the following—...64In section 689 of the 1894 Act (return of offenders...65In section 693 of the 1894 Act (how sums ordered...66In section 20 of the Oil Pollution Act (enforcement and...67In section 695 of the 1894 Act (certification of copies...68For section 696 of the 1894 Act (service of documents)...69In section 697 of the 1894 Act (proof etc. of...70In section 76 of the 1894 Act (proceedings on forfeiture...71For section 66 of the 1894 Act (forgery of documents:...72For section 695(4) of the 1894 Act (offences as respects...73For section 722(1) of the 1894 Act (offences as to...74In any offence-creating provision of the Merchant Shipping Acts— Procedure in Scotland75Omit sections 704 to 709 of the 1894 Act. 76In section 710 (savings for Scots law), for the words...77In paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the 1974 Act... Supplemental: surveyors78In section 724 of the 1894 Act (surveyors of ships)... Generalised power to charge fees79(1) The Secretary of State may, with the consent of...SCHEDULE 5 RepealsPart I Repeals consequential on this ActPart II Pre-consolidation Repeals SavingNotwithstanding the repeal by this Act of the following provisions,...1993 c. 22Act repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1) as amended (1.6.2004) by Merchant Shipping (Confirmation of Legislation and Repeals) (Jersey) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1284), art. 3