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(1)It shall be the duty of the owner of a ship to which this section applies to take all reasonable steps to secure that the ship is operated in a safe manner.
(2)This section applies to—
(a)any United Kingdom ship; and
(b)any ship which—
(i)is registered under the law of any country outside the United Kingdom, and
(ii)is within United Kingdom waters while proceeding to or from a port in the United Kingdom,
unless the ship would not be so proceeding but for weather conditions or any other unavoidable circumstances.
(3)If the owner of a ship to which this section applies fails to discharge the duty imposed on him by subsection (1) above, he shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to [F1a fine not exceeding £50,000] [F1a fine];
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or both.
(4)Where any such ship—
(a)is chartered by demise, or
(b)is managed, either wholly or in part, by a person other than the owner under the terms of a management agreement within the meaning of section 98,
any reference to the owner of the ship in subsection (1) or (3) above shall be construed as including a reference—
(i)to the charterer under the charter by demise, or
(ii)to any such manager as is referred to in paragraph (b) above, or
(iii)(if the ship is both chartered and managed as mentioned above) to both the charterer and any such manager,
and accordingly the reference in subsection (1) above to the taking of all reasonable steps shall, in relation to the owner, the charterer or any such manager, be construed as a reference to the taking of all such steps as it is reasonable for him to take in the circumstances of the case.
(5)No proceedings for an offence under this section shall be instituted—
(a)in England and Wales, except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions;
(b)in Northern Ireland, except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 100(3)(a) substituted (E.W.) (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 27(6) (with reg. 5(1))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 100 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), arts. 1(1), 8
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