Merchant Shipping Act 1995

[F1 255J Wreck removal insurance U.K.

(1) This section applies to ships with a gross tonnage of 300 or more.

(2) A United Kingdom ship may not enter or leave a port in the United Kingdom or elsewhere unless—

(a) the ship has wreck removal insurance, and

(b) the Secretary of State has certified that it has wreck removal insurance.

(3) A foreign ship may not enter or leave a port in the United Kingdom unless—

(a) the ship has wreck removal insurance, and

(b) there is a certificate confirming that it has wreck removal insurance.

(4) For a ship registered in a foreign Wrecks Convention State the certificate must be one that has been issued by or under the authority of the government of that State.

(5) For a foreign ship registered in any other State the certificate must be one that has been issued—

(a) by the Secretary of State, or

(b) by or under the authority of the government of a Wrecks Convention State.

(6) For the purposes of subsection (1) the gross tonnage of a ship is to be calculated in the manner prescribed by order under paragraph 5(2) of Part II of Schedule 7.

(7) In this Part—

• “wreck removal insurance” means a contract of insurance or other security satisfying the requirements of Article 12 of the Wrecks Convention, and “insurer” means the person providing the insurance or other security, and

• “wreck removal insurance certificate” means a certificate required by subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 9A inserted (5.2.2015 for the insertion of ss. 255A, 255J, 255N, 255R for specified purposes, 14.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011 (c. 8), ss. 1(2), 2(2); S.I. 2015/133, arts. 2, 3