Merchant Shipping Act 1894

1894 c.60

An Act to consolidate Enactments relating to Merchant Shipping.

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Power to extend Act conferred by: Merchant Shipping Act 1906 (c. 48), s. 80; (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3), Sch. 4 paras. 4(2)(3)(4), 5(1); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)

Power to amend Act conferred (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3), Sch. 4 para. 4(2)(3)(4); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)

C3

Power to adapt provisions of Act conferred by Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36), s. 90

Power to modify Act conferred (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 7(8)(9); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1)

C4

Functions of the Board of Trade which became exercisable concurrently by Secretary of State: S.I. 1970/1537, art. 2(1) have ceased to be exercisable by the Board of Trade: S.I. 1983/1127, art. 2(4)

C5

Act amended by S.I. 1983/708, regs. 1(3)(4)(b), 2

C8

Act excluded by S.I. 1989/1991, arts. 11–13

C10

Act (other than certain provisions) excluded by S.I. 1989/1991, art. 14, Sch. 1

C11

Definitions applied (25.7.1991) by Ports Act 1991 (c. 52, SIF 58), s. 34(2)

C13

Act excluded (13.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1293, art.11

C14

Act modified (12.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1294, art. 10

C15

Act excluded (12.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1294, arts. 10-13

C16

Act modified (21.3.1994) by S.I. 1994/744, art. 3

Part I Registry C17C18C19C20C21C22C23C24C25

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C19

Pt. I (ss. 1–91) excluded by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 13(2)(a), (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

C20

Pt. I (ss. 1–91) amended by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), ss. 3(1), 4, 10(2), (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

C21

Pt. I (ss. 1–91) excluded by S.I. 1988/1911, art. 5

C22

Pt. I (down to and including s. 67) applied with modifications by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 47(3)(7), (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

C23

Pt. I (ss. 1–91) extended by S.I. 1988/1926, reg. 45

C24

Pt. I (ss. 1-91) restricted by S.I. 1991/770, art. 3(1).

C25

Pt. I (ss. 1-91) restricted (13.8.1992) by S.I. 1992/1736, art. 3

1–3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Procedure for Registration

4

F21

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2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

F23

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1112. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1213. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Certificate of Registry

F1314. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1415. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1516. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1617. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1718. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18

F1920. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2122. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2223. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transfers and Transmissions

F2324. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2425. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2526. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2627. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2728. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2829. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2930. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mortgages

F3031. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3132. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3233. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3334. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3435. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3536. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3637. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3738. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

39–46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F38

Name of Ship

F3947. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Registry of Alterations, Registry anew, and Transfer of Registry

F4048. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4149. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4351. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4452. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4553. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4653A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4753B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F48

Incapacitated Persons

55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F49

Trusts and Equitable Rights

F5056. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5157. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liability of Beneficial Owner

F5258. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Managing Owner

F5359. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Declarations, Inspection of Register, and Fees.

F5460. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

61

1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F55

F562

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5762. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Returns, Evidence, and Forms

F5863. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5964. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6065. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Forgery and false Declarations

F6166. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6267. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

National Character and Flag

F6368. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6469. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6570. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F66

F6772. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6873. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7075. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Forfeiture of Ship

F7176. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Measurement of Ship and Tonnage

77–81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F72

F7382. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7483. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7584. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F76

F7786. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7887. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

88–90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F79

91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F80

F112Part II Masters and Seamen

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F112

Pt. II (ss. 92-266) repealed by 1970 c. 36, s. 100, Sch. 5 which repeal is brought partly into force by virtue of S.I. 1981/1186, Sch., Appendix; S.I. 1982/840, Sch., Appendix; S.I. 1986/2066, art. 2(2), Sch. 2, Appendix and is wholly in force at 1.5.1995 by virtue of S.I. 1995/965, art. 2

C26 Certificates of Competency

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C26

Ss. 92—100, 102—104 extended by South Africa Act 1962 (c. 23), Sch. 3 para. 6

F42392. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8193. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F82

F8396. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8497. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8598. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8699. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F87100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F88101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F89102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F90103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F91104. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

105–109. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F92

Licences to supply Seamen

F93110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F94111. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F95112. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

113–125. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F96

Rating of Seamen

F97126. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

127–144. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F98

145. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F99

147. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F100

148–153. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F101

154–197. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F102

Provisions, Health, and Accommodation

198–208. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F103

F104209. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F105210. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

211–250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F106

Registration of and Returns respecting Seamen

251–253. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F107

254. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F108

255. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F109

F110256. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

257–266. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F111

Part III PASSENGER AND EMIGRANT SHIPS C30

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

1. Definitions

C27†Definition of Passenger Steamer and Passenger

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C27

Unreliable margin note

F113267. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

268–270. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F114

2. Passenger Steamers

Survey of Passenger Steamers

F115271. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F116272. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F117273. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F118274. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F119275. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F120276. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F121277. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F122278. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F123279. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C28280 Delivery up of certificate.

1

The Board of Trade may require a passenger steamer’s certificate, which has expired or been cancelled, to be delivered up as they direct.

2

If any owner or master fails without reasonable cause to comply with such requirement, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding F124F125£50F124level 2 on the standard scale.

C29281 Posting up of certificate.

1

The owner or master of every passenger steamer required to have a passenger steamer’s certificate shall forthwith on the receipt of the certificate by him or his agent cause one of the duplicates to be put up in some conspicuous place on board the steamer, so as to be legible to all persons on board, and to be kept so put up and legible while the certificate remains in force, and the steamer is in use.

2

If the owner or master fails without reasonable cause to comply with this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding F126F127£50F126level 2 on the standard scale.

3

If a passenger steamer plies or goes to sea with passengers on board, and this section is not complied with, then for each offence the owner thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding F128F129£200F128level 4 on the standard scale, and the master shall also be liable to a further fine not exceeding F128F129£200F128level 4 on the standard scale.

282 Penalty for forgery of certificate or declaration.

If any person—

C39a

F424. . . wilfully makes, or assists in making, or procures to be made, a false or fraudulent declaration of survey or passenger steamer’s certificate; F425or

b

forges, assists in forging, procures to be forged, fraudulently alters, assists in fraudulently altering, or procures to be fraudulently altered, any such declaration or certificate, or anything contained in, or any signature to any such declaration or certificate;

that person shall in respect of each offence be guilty of a misdemeanor.

F130283. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F131284. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General Equipment of Passenger Steamers

F132285. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F133286. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keeping Order in Passenger Steamers

F134287. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F135288. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Emigrant Ships

289–355. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F136

Supplemental

F139359. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

360

1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F140

3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F141

361. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F142

F143363. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of Part III as regards Emigrant Ships

364. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F144

F145366. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F146367. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

368. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F147

368A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F148

Part IV

369. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F149

370. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F150

371. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F151

372–374. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F152

375. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F153

376–384. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F154

385–386. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F155

387–389. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F156

390. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F157

391–412. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F158

413–417. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F159

Part V Safety C31

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Prevention of Collisions

418. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F160

419. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F161

420. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F162

F163421. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F164422. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

423. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F165

424. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F166

425. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F167

Life-saving Appliances

F168427. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F169428. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F170429. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F171430. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F172431. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General Equipment

F173432. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F174433. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

434. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F175

435. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F176

Draught of Water and Load-Line

F177436. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

437–445. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F178

Dangerous Goods

F179446. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F180447. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F181448. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F182449. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F183450. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

451. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F184

452–456. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F185

Unseaworthy Ships

457. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F186

F187458. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F188459. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F189460. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F190461. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F191462. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

463. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F192

Part VI Special Shipping Inquiries and Courts C32

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C32

Pt. VI applied with modifications by S.I. 1975/116, reg. 20, Sch. 4

464–476. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F193

477. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F194

F195478. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

479. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F196

Naval Courts on the High Seas and Abroad

F197480. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F198481. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F199482. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F200483. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F201484. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F202485. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F203486. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Courts of Survey

F204487. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F205488. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F206489. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scientific Referees

F207490. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

491. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F208

Part VII Delivery of Goods

Delivery of Goods and Lien for Freight

F209492. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F210493. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F211494. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F212495. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F213496. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F214497. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F215498. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F216499. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F217500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F218501. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part VIII

502–509. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F219

Part IX Wreck and Salvage C35

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C35

Pt. IX extended by S. R. & O. 1938/136 (Rev. I, p. 1329: 1938 I, p. 72), art. 2 and Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44), s. 8; amended by Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77), s. 17

Vessels in Distress

F220510. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F221511. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F222512. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F223513. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F224514. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F225515. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F226516. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F227517. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dealing with Wreck

F228518. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F229519. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F230520. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F231521. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F232522. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Unclaimed Wreck

F233523. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F234524. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F235525. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F236526. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F237527. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F238528. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F239529. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Removal of Wrecks

F240530.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F241531. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F242532. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F243533. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F244534. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Offences in respect of Wreck

F245535. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F246536. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F247537. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marine Store Dealers

538F248 Marine store dealer to have his name and trade painted on his shop.

1

Every person dealing in, buying, or selling, any of the articles following, that is to say, anchors, cables, sails, old junk, or old iron, or other marine stores of any kind (in this Part of this Act called a marine store dealer) shall have his name, together with the words “dealer in marine stores,” distinctly painted, in letters of not less than six inches in length on every warehouse and place of deposit belonging to him.

2

If a marine store dealer fails to comply with the requirements of this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding F249twenty poundsF249£50.

539F250 Marine store dealer to keep proper books. C33

1

Every marine store dealer shall keep proper books, and enter therein an account of all marine stores of which he becomes possessed, stating in respect of each article the time at which and the person from whom he purchased or received the same, and a description of the business and place of abode of that person.

2

If a marine store dealer fails to comply with the requirements of this section he shall be liable to a fine for the first offence not exceeding F251twenty poundsF251£50 and for every subsequent offence not exceeding fifty pounds.

540F252 Marine store dealer not to purchase from person under sixteen. C34

1

A marine store dealer shall not by himself or his agents purchase marine stores of any description from any person apparently under the age of sixteen years.

2

If a marine store dealer so purchases any marine store, he shall be liable to a fine for the first offence not exceeding F253five poundsF253£25 and for every subsequent offence not exceeding F254twenty poundsF254£50.

541F255 Marine store dealer not to cut up cable, &c.

1

A marine store dealer shall not, on any pretence, cut up any cable or other like article exceeding five fathoms in length, or unlay the same into twine or paper stuff without obtaining a written permit as required by this section.

2

In order to obtain a written permit a marine store dealer shall make a declaration before some justice of the peace having jurisdiction where the dealer resides, stating—

a

the quality and description of the cable or other like article about to be cut up or unlaid;

b

the name and description of the person from whom he purchased or received the same; and

c

that he has purchased or otherwise acquired the same without fraud and without any knowledge or suspicion that it has been come by dishonestly:

and either the justice of the peace before whom the declaration is made, or the receiver of the district, upon the production of the declaration, may grant a permit authorising the marine store dealer to cut up or unlay the cable or other article.

3

If a marine store dealer cuts up or unlays any cable or other article without complying with the provisions of this section he shall be liable to a fine for the first offence not exceeding F256twenty poundsF256£50 and for every subsequent offence not exceeding fifty pounds.

542F257 Permit to be advertised before dealer proceeds to act thereon.

1

A marine store dealer who has obtained a permit as aforesaid shall not proceed by virtue thereof to cut up or unlay any cable or other article until he has for the space of one week, at the least, published in some newspaper circulating in the place where he resides one or more advertisements, notifying the fact of his having so obtained a permit, and specifying the nature of the cable or article mentioned in the permit, and the place where it is deposited, and the time at which it is intended to be so cut up or unlaid.

2

If any person suspects or believes that the cable or other article is his property he may apply to a justice of the peace for a warrant, and that justice may, on the sworn statement of the applicant, grant a warrant entitling the applicant to require the production by the marine store dealer of the cable or article mentioned in the permit, and also of the books required under this Part of this Act to be kept by the marine store dealer, and authorising the applicant to inspect and examine the cable or article or books.

3

If a marine store dealer fails without reasonable cause to comply with any of the requirements of this section, he shall be liable for the first offence to a fine not exceeding F258twenty poundsF258£50 and for every subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.

Marking of Anchors

F259543. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Salvage

F260544. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F261545. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F262546. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedure in Salvage

F263547. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F264548. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F265549. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F266550. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F267551. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F268552. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F269553. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F270554. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F271555. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F272556. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Salvage by Her Majesty’s Ships

F273557. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F274558. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F275559. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F276560. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F277561. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F278562. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F279563. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F280564. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jurisdiction of High Court in Salvage

F281565. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appointment of Receivers of Wreck

F282566. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fees of Receivers of Wreck

F283567. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F284568. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duties on Wreck

569 Provisions as to duties, &c. on wrecked goods.

F2851

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2862

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supplemental

F287570. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F288571. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part X

572–633. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F289

PART XI Lighthouses C36C37

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C36

Power to extend Pt. XI conferred by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), s. 34(3)

C37

Pt. XI (ss. 634–675) amended by Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898 (c. 44), s. 1(4); amended by S.I. 1986/2285, art. 2; and extended by S.I. 1987/ 171, art. 2

Pt. XI modified by S.I. 1991/347, art. 2(1)

General Management

F290634. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F291634A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F292635. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F293636. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

637. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F294

Construction of Lighthouses, &c.

F295638. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F296639. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

640. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F297

F298642. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Light Dues

F299643. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F300643A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

644–646. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F301

F302647. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F303648. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F304649. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F305650. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F306651. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Local Lighthouses

F307652. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F308653. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F309654. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F310655. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F311656. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F312657. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expenses of General Lighthouse Authorities

F313658. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F314659. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F315660. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

661. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F316

F317662. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F318662A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F319662B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

663. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F320

F321664. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

665. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F322

Offences in connexion with Lighthouses, &c.

F323666. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F324667. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses

F325668. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provision as to Channel Islands

F326669. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

670–672. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F327

673. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F328

674. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F329

675. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F330

Part XII Mercantile Marine Fund

F331676. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F332677. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

678. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F333

F334679. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part XIII Legal Proceedings C38

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C38

Power to extend Pt. XIII conferred by Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890 (c. 37), s. 5, Sch. 1

Prosecution of Offences

F335680. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F336681. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

682. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F337

F338683. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jurisdiction

F339684. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F340685. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F341686. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F342687. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F343687A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F344687B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Damage occasioned by Foreign Ship

F345688. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provisions in case of Offences Abroad

F346689. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

690. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F347

F348691. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Detention of Ship and Distress on Ship

F349692. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F350693. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Evidence, Service of Documents, and Declarations

F351694. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F352695. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F353696. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F354697. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F355698. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of Penalties and Costs of Prosecutions

F356699. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F357700. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

701. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F358

Procedure in Scotland

F359702. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F360703. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F361704. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F362705. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F363706. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F364707. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F365708. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F366709. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F367710. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prosecution of Offences in Colonies

F368711. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of Part XIII

F369712. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part XIV Supplemental

General Control of Board of Trade

F370713. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F371714. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F372715. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F373716. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F374717. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expenses of Commissioners of Customs

F375718. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Documents and Forms

F376719. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F377720. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F378721. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F379722. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers for enforcing Compliance with Act

F380723. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Surveyors of Ships

F381724. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

725. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F382

F383726. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F384727. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Board of Trade Inspectors

F385728. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

729. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F386

Exemption from Rates and Harbour Dues

F387731. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F388732. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Private Signals

F389733. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of Act to Foreign Ships by Order in Council

F390734. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers of Colonial Legislature

F391735. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F392736. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provision for Foreign Places where Her Majesty has Jurisdiction

F393737. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Orders in Council

738 Provision as to Orders in Council. C40

F3941

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3942

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3953

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transmission and Publication of Documents

F396739. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

740. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F397

Exemption of Her Majesty’s Ships

F398741. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Definitions and Provisions as to Application of Act

F399742. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F400743. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

744. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F401

Repeal and Savings

F402745. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F403746. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Short Title and Commencement

F404747. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

748. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F405

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

F406Part I

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F406

F410Part II

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Documents of which the forms are to be prescribed by the Commissioners of Customs and sanctioned by the Board of Trade

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Certificate of surveyor.

Declaration of ownership by individual owner.

Declaration of ownership on behalf of a corporation as owner.

Certificate of registry.

Provisional certificate.

Declaration of ownership by individual transferee.

Declaration of ownership on behalf of a corporation as transferee.

Declaration of owner taking by transmission.

Declaration of mortgagee taking by transmission.

. . . F407

. . . F407

. . . F407

F408Bill of Sale

F409Mortgage.

F409Transfer of Mortgage.

F411F411SECOND SCHEDULE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F411

F412F412THIRD SCHEDULE, FOURTH SCHEDULE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F412

F413FIFTH SCHEDULE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F413

Sch. 5 repealed (1.5.1995) by 1970 c. 36, s. 100, Sch. 5; S.I. 1995/965, art. 2, Sch. appendix

Furnishing of Anti-Scorbutics

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
  1. 1

    The anti-scorbutics to be furnished shall be lime or lemon juice, or such other anti-scorbutics (if any) of such quality, and composed of such materials, and packed and kept in such manner as Her Majesty by Order in Council may direct.

  2. 2

    No lime or lemon juice shall be deemed fit and proper to be taken on board ship, for the use of the crew or passengers thereof, unless it has been obtained from a bonded warehouse for and to be shipped as stores.

  3. 3

    Lime or lemon juice shall not be so obtained or delivered from a warehouse as aforesaid, unless—

    1. a

      it is shown, by a certificate under the hand of an inspector appointed by the Board of Trade, to be proper for use on board ship, the certificate to be given upon inspection of a sample, after deposit of the lime or lemon juice in the warehouse; and

    2. b

      it contains fifteen per cent. of proper and palatable proof spirit, to be approved by the inspector or by the proper F426officer of customs and excise, and to be added before or immediately after the inspection thereof; and

    3. c

      it is packed in such bottles at such time and in such manner and is labelled in such manner as the F426Commissioners of Customs and Excise may direct.

  4. 4

    If the lime or lemon juice is deposited in a bonded warehouse, and has been approved as aforesaid by the inspector, the spirit, or the amount of spirit necessary to make up fifteen per cent., may be added in the warehouse, without payment of any duty thereon; and when any spirit has been added to any lime or lemon juice, and the lime or lemon juice has been labelled as aforesaid, it shall be deposited in the warehouse for delivery as ship’s stores only, upon such terms and subject to such regulations of the F426Commissioners of Customs and Excise as are applicable to the delivery of ship’s stores from the warehouse.

  5. 5

    The lime or lemon juice with which a ship is required by this Act to be provided shall be taken from the warehouse duly labelled as aforesaid, and the labels shall remain intact until twenty-four hours at least after the ship has left her port of departure on her foreign voyage.

Serving out of Anti-Scorbutics

  1. 6

    The lime or lemon juice shall be served out with sugar (the sugar to be in addition to any sugar required by the agreement with the crew).

  2. 7

    The anti-scorbutics shall be served out to the crew so soon as they have been at sea for ten days; and during the remainder of the voyage, except during such time as they are in harbour and are there supplied with fresh provision.

  3. 8

    The lime or lemon juice and sugar shall be served out daily at the rate of an ounce each per day to each member of the crew, and shall be mixed with a due proportion of water before being served out.

  4. 9

    The other anti-scorbutics, if any, provided in pursuance of an Order in Council shall be served out at such times and in such quantities as the Order in Council directs.

F414SIXTH SCHEDULE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F414

Sch. 6 repealed (1.5.1995) by 1970 bc. 36, s. 100, Sch. 5; S.I. 1995/965, art. 2, Sch. appendix

  1. 1

    Every place in a ship occupied by seamen or apprentices, and appropriated to their use, shall be such as to make the space which it is required by the Second Part of this Act to contain available for the proper accommodation of the men who are to occupy it, and shall be securely constructed, properly lighted and ventilated, properly protected from weather and sea, and as far as practicable properly shut off and protected from effluvium which may be caused by cargo or bilge water.

  2. 2–5

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F427

Maximum Fees for Inspection

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
  1. 6 7

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F428

  2. 8

    When the accommodation is inspected at the same time with the measurement of the tonnage, no separate fee shall be charged for the inspection.

F415F415SEVENTH SCHEDULE, EIGHTH SCHEDULE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F415

F416F416NINTH SCHEDULE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F416

F417F417TENTH–FOURTEENTH SCHEDULES

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F417

F418F418FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F418

F419F419SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE

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Amendments (Textual)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F419

F420SEVENTEENTH SCHEDULE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F420

Sch. 17 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)

Constitution of the Committee

  1. 1

    Three shipowners selected by the Council of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.

  2. 2

    One shipowner selected by the Shipowners Associations of Glasgow and one shipowner selected by the Liverpool Steamship Owners Association and the Liverpool Shipowners Association conjointly.

  3. 3

    Two shipbuilders selected by the Council of the Institution of Naval Architects.

  4. 4

    Three persons practically acquainted with the navigation of vessels selected by the shipmasters societies recognised by the Board of Trade for this purpose.

  5. 5

    Three persons being or having been able-bodied seamen selected by seamen’s societies recognised by the Board of Trade for this purpose.

  6. 6

    Two persons selected conjointly by the Committee of Lloyd’s the Committee of Lloyd’s Register Society, and the Committee of the Institute of London Underwriters.

EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F421

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

F422NINETEENTH SCHEDULE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F422

Sch. 19 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)

Part I. Statements in the Case of Salvage by Her Majesty’s Ships

  1. 1

    Particulars to be stated both by the salvor and by the master or other person in charge of the vessel, cargo, or property saved:—

    1. a

      The place, condition, and circumstances in which the vessel, cargo, or property was at the time when the services were rendered for which salvage is claimed:

    2. b

      The nature and duration of the services rendered.

  2. 2

    Additional particulars to be stated by the salvor:—

    1. a

      The proportion of the value of the vessel, cargo, and property, and of the freight which he claims for salvage, or the values at which he estimates the vessel, freight, cargo, and property respectively, and the several amounts that he claims for salvage in respect of the same:

    2. b

      Any other circumstances which he thinks relevant to the said claim.

  3. 3

    Additional particulars to be stated by the said master or other person in charge of the said vessel, cargo, or property:—

    1. a

      A copy of the certificate of registry of the said vessel, and of the endorsements thereon, stating any change which (to his knowledge or belief) has occurred in the particulars contained in the certificate; and stating also to the best of his knowledge and belief, the state of the title to the vessel for the time being, and of the incumbrances and certificates of mortgage or sale, if any, affecting the same, and the names and places of business of the owners and incumbrancers:

    2. b

      the name and place of business or residence of the freighter (if any) of the said vessel, and the freight to be paid for the voyage on which she then is:

    3. c

      A general account of the quantity and nature of the cargo at the time the salvage services were rendered:

    4. d

      The name and place of business or residence of the owner of the cargo and of the consignee thereof:

    5. e

      The values at which the master or person making the statement estimates the vessel, cargo, and property, and the freight respectively, or if he thinks fit, in lieu of the estimated value of the cargo, a copy of the vessel’s manifest:

    6. f

      The amounts which the master thinks should be paid as salvage for the services rendered:

    7. g

      An accurate list of the property saved in cases where the vessel is not saved:

    8. h

      An account of the proceeds of the sale of the vessel, cargo, or property, in cases where the same or any of them are sold at the port where the statement is made:

    9. i

      The number, capacities, and condition of the crew of the vessel at the time when the services were rendered; and

    10. k

      Any other circumstances he thinks relevant to the matters in question.

Part II Salvage Bond

[N.B.-Any of the Particulars not known, or not required, by reason of the Claim being only against the Cargo, &c., may be omitted.]

Whereas certain salvage services are alleged to have been rendered by the vessel [ insert names of vessel and of commander ], commander, to the merchant vessel [ insert names of vessel and master ], master, belonging to [ name and place of business or residence of owner of vessel ], freighted by [ the same of the freighter ], and to the cargo therein, consisting of [ state very shortly the descriptions and quantities of the goods, and the names and addresses of their owners and consignees ]:

And whereas the said vessel and cargo have been brought into the port of [ insert name and situation of port ], and a statement of the salvage claim has been sent to [ insert the name of the consular officer or judge of the Colonial Court of Admiralty or Vice-Admiralty Court and of the office he fills ], and he has fixed the amount to be inserted in this bond at the sum of [ state the sum ].

Now I, the said [ master’s name ], do hereby, in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, bind the several owners for the time being of the said vessel and of the cargo therein and of the freight payable in respect of that cargo and their respective heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay among them such sum not exceeding the said sum of [ state the sum fixed ], in such proportions and to such persons as [ if the parties agree on any other court, substitute the name of it here ], the High Court in England shall adjudge to be payable as salvage for the services so alleged to have been rendered as aforesaid.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this [ insert the date ] day of

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the said [ master’s name ].(L.S.)

In the presence of [ name of consular officer or judge of the Colonial Court of Admiralty or Vice-Admiralty Court, and of the office he fills. ].