Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1As it applies to the Isle of Man, Part I, except ss. 12, 24, 27, 29 and 30, repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X
Textual Amendments
Textual Amendments
F2S. 23 repealed by Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (c. 27), s. 33, Sch. 2
(1)The master of any British ship registered in the United Kingdom, on meeting with dangerous ice, a dangerous derelict, a tropical storm or any other direct danger to navigation, shall send information accordingly, by all means of communication at his disposal and in accordance with rules to be made for the purposes of this section, to ships in the vicinity and to such authorities on shore as may be prescribed by those rules.
(2)Rules for the purposes of this section shall be made by the Board of Trade . . . F3
(3)If the master of a ship fails to comply with the provisions of this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding [F4level 4 on the standard scale].
(4)Every person in charge of a wireless telegraph station which is under the control of the Postmaster General, or which is established or installed under licence of the Postmaster General, shall, on receiving the signal prescribed by the said rules for indicating that a message is about to be sent under this section, refrain from sending messages for a time sufficient to allow other stations to receive the message, and, if so required by the Board of Trade, shall transmit the message in such manner as may be required by the Board, and compliance with this subsection shall be deemed to be a condition of every licence granted by the Postmaster General under the M1Wireless Telegraphy Act 1904:
. . . F5
(5)For the purposes of this section, the expression “tropical storm” means a hurricane, typhoon, cyclone, or other storm of a similar nature, and the master of a ship shall be deemed to have met with a tropical storm if he has reason to believe that there is such a storm in his vicinity.
(6) . . . F6
Textual Amendments
F3Words repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
F4Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46; (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 5
F5S. 24(4) proviso repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
F6S. 24(6) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 24 extended by Merchant Shipping Act 1964 (c. 47), s. 16
Marginal Citations
Textual Amendments
Textual Amendments
F8S. 27 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art.3(2), Sch. 2
Textual Amendments
Textual Amendments
F10S. 29 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
Textual Amendments
F11S. 30 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
Textual Amendments
F12S. 31 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.