Marine Navigation Act 2013 (c. 23)

Manning requirements and marking wrecks U.K.

11 Marking wrecks U.K.

(1) In section 252 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) (powers of harbour and conservancy authorities in relation to wrecks) in subsection (2)(b) for “light or buoy” substitute “ mark the location of ”.

(2) After subsection (3) of that section insert—

“(3A) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) a location may be marked by—

(a) buoys, lights or other physical devices;

(b) the transmission of information about the location.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 11 in force at 26.6.2013 by S.I. 2013/1489, art. 2