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33. Power of superintendent or proper officer to decide disputes about wages.
35. Power of court to award interest on wages due otherwise than under crew agreement.
38. Right, or loss of right, to wages in certain circumstances.
40. Claims against seaman’s wages for maintenance, etc. of dependants.
41. Remedies of master for remuneration, disbursements and liabilities.
Disqualification of seamen and inquiries
62. Disqualification of holder of certificate other than officer’s.
63. Inquiry into fitness or conduct of seaman other than officer.
68. Power to summon witness to inquiry into fitness or conduct of officer or other seaman.
69. Procedure where inquiry into fitness or conduct of officer or other seaman is held by sheriff.
Part VI Prevention of Pollution
General provisions for preventing pollution
131. Discharge of oil from ships into certain United Kingdom waters.
132. Defences of owner or master charged with offence under section 131.
133. Defences of occupier charged with offence under section 131
134. Protection for acts done in exercise of certain powers of harbour authorities, etc.
136. Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.
Chapter IV International Oil Pollution
Part 9A Wreck Removal Convention
Part X Enforcement Officers and Powers
Part XI Accident Investigations and Inquiries
SCHEDULES
Private Law Provisions for registered ships
Regulations Relating to Submersible and Supporting Apparatus
Subdivision load lines and deck cargo Subdivision load lines
Miscellaneous provisions Notice to consular officer of proceedings against foreign ships
Overall Limit on Liability of Fund
Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea
Part II Provisions having effect in connection with Convention
Provisions adapting or supplementing specified articles of the Convention
Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976
Persons entitled to limit liability
1.Shipowners and salvors, as hereinafter defined, may limit their liability...
2.The term “shipowner” shall mean the owner, charterer, manager or...
3.Salvor shall mean any person rendering services in direct connection...
5.In this Convention the liability of a shipowner shall include...
6.An insurer of liability for claims subject to limitation in...
7.The act of invoking limitation of liability shall not constitute...
Part II Provisions having effect in connection with Convention
Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses
1.(1) The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses shall continue to exist...
2.(1) The Commissioners may elect, as members of their body,...
3.A person appointed by the Secretary of State under paragraph...
4.(1) Any five of the Commissioners shall constitute a quorum....
4A.(1) The Commissioners shall send to the Scottish Ministers a...
5.In this Schedule “council” means a council constituted under section...
International Convention on Salvage 1989
1.If the salvor has carried out salvage operations in respect...
3.Salvor’s expenses for the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2...
4.The total special compensation under this article shall be paid...
5.If the salvor has been negligent and has thereby failed...
6.Nothing in this article shall affect any right of recourse...
Part II Provisions having effect in connection with Convention
1.“ Convention area ” means the exclusive economic zone of...
3.“ Maritime casualty ” means a collision of ships, stranding...
7.“ Removal ” means any form of prevention, mitigation or...
8.“ Registered owner ” means the person or persons registered...
10.“ Affected State ” means the State in whose Convention...
12.“ Organization ” means the International Maritime Organization.
13.“ Secretary-General ” means the Secretary-General of the Organization.
Article 2 Objectives and general principles
1.A State Party may take measures in accordance with this...
2.Measures taken by the Affected State in accordance with paragraph...
3.Such measures shall not go beyond what is reasonably necessary...
4.The application of this Convention within the Convention area shall...
5.States Parties shall endeavour to co-operate when the effects of...
Article 3 Scope of application
1.Except as otherwise provided in this Convention, this Convention shall...
2.A State Party may extend the application of this Convention...
3.When a State Party has made a notification under paragraph...
4.A notification made under paragraph 2 above shall take effect...
5.A State Party that has made a notification under paragraph...
Article 9 Measures to facilitate the removal of wrecks
1.If the Affected State determines that a wreck constitutes a...
2.The registered owner shall remove a wreck determined to constitute...
3.When a wreck has been determined to constitute a hazard,...
4.The registered owner may contract with any salvor or other...
6.The Affected State shall: (a) set a reasonable deadline within...
7.If the registered owner does not remove the wreck within...
8.In circumstances where immediate action is required and the Affected...
9.States Parties shall take appropriate measures under their national law...
10.States Parties give their consent to the Affected State to...
11.The information referred to in this article shall be provided...
Article 12 Compulsory insurance or other financial security
2.A certificate attesting that insurance or other financial security is...
3.(a) A State Party may authorize either an institution or...
4.The certificate shall be in the official language or languages...
6.An insurance or other financial security shall not satisfy the...
8.Nothing in this Convention shall be construed as preventing a...
9.Certificates issued and certified under the authority of a State...
10.Any claim for costs arising under this Convention may be...
12.Subject to the provisions of this article, each State Party...
13.Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 5, a State Party may...
14.If insurance or other financial security is not maintained in...
Article 16 Relationship to other conventions and international agreements
Article 17 Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession
General Pier and Harbour Act 1861 Amendment Act 1862 (c. 19)
Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939 (c. 83)
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 (c. 23 (N.I.))
Contracts of Employment and Redundancy Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 (c. 19 (N.I.))
Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/2157 (NI 28))
Private Streets (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/1086 (NI 12))
Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/226 (NI 6))
Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/158 (NI 14))
Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1115 (NI 22))
Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (NI 26))
Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c. 5)
Dangerous Vessels (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1219 (NI 10))
2.The following abbreviations are used in the Table:— Acts of...
3.By the Transfer of Functions (Trade and Industry) Order 1983,...
5.Schedule 4, paragraph 2 of the 1993 Act effected general...
6.The general conversion of then-existing fines in terms of amounts...
8.Section 1(1)(c) of the Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act...
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