Merchant Shipping Act 1995

[F1 Interpretation U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3A inserted (10.9.2003) by Marine Safety Act 2003 (c. 16), s. 4, Sch. 1

22 (1) In this Schedule— U.K.

• “accident” means a collision of ships, a stranding, another incident of navigation or another event (whether on board a ship or not) which results in material damage to a ship or its cargo or in an imminent threat of material damage to a ship or its cargo,

• “action” includes omission,

• “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

• “harbour authority” has the meaning given by section 151(1),

• “harbour master” includes a dock master or pier master, and any person specially appointed by a harbour authority for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Schedule in relation to the harbour,

• “hazardous substance” has the meaning given by sub-paragraph (2),

• “owner”, in relation to the ship to or in which an accident has occurred, includes its owner at the time of the accident,

• “pilot” means a person who does not belong to a ship but who has the conduct of it,

• “pollution” means significant pollution in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom waters or an area of the sea specified under section 129(2)(b), and

• “risk to safety” means a risk to the safety of persons, property or anything navigating in or using United Kingdom waters.

(2) In this Schedule “hazardous substance” means—

(a) oil (within the meaning given by section 151(1)),

(b) any other substance which creates a hazard to human health, harms living resources or marine life, damages amenities or interferes with lawful use of the sea, and

(c) any substance prescribed by order of the Secretary of State.]