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F1S. 418 repealed (with saving) to the extent that s. 418 relates to ships by S.I. 1983/708, regs. 1(4)(a), 2
S. 418 wholly repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3)(4), Sch. 4 para. 13(2), Sch. 5, Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F2S. 419 repealed (with saving) to the extent that s. 419 relates to ships by S.I. 1983/708, regs. 1(4)(a), 2
S. 419 wholly repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3)(4), Sch. 4 para. 13(2), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F3S. 420 repealed (with saving) by S.I. 1983/708, reg. 2, Sch. 2 Pt. I
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F4S. 421 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3)(4), Sch. 4 para. 13(2), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
(1)In every case of collision between two vessels, it shall be the duty of the master or person in charge of each vessel, if and so far as he can do so without danger to his own vessel crew and passengers (if any),
(a)to render to the other vessel her master crew and passengers (if any) such assistance as may be practicable, and may be necessary to save them from any danger caused by the collision, and to stay by the other vessel until he has ascertained that she has no need of further assistance, and also
(b)to give to the master or person in charge of the other vessel the name of his own vessel and F5. . . the names of the ports from which she comes and to which she is bound.
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6
(3)If the master or person in charge fails without reasonable cause to comply with this section, he shall be guilty of [F7an offence and—
(a)in the case of a failure to comply with subsection (1)(a) of this section, liable on conviction on indictment to a fine and imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand pounds and imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; and
(b)in the case of a failure to comply with subsection (1)(b) of this section, liable on conviction on indictment to a fine and on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand pounds,
and in either case], and, if he is a certificated officer, an inquiry into his conduct may be held, and his certificate cancelled or suspended.
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F5Words in s. 422(1)(b) repealed (21.3.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.I; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(1)
F6S. 422(2) repealed by Maritime Conventions Act 1911 (c. 57), s. 4(2)
F7Words substituted by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), Sch. 6 Pt. VII para. 6
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C2S. 422 extended by S.I. 1972/971, Sch. 1 Pt. A
C3S. 422 amended (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3), Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(a); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
C4S. 76 applied by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 22(10)
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F9S. 424 repealed (with saving) by S.I. 1983/708, reg. 2, Sch. 2 Pt. I
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F11S. 427 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F12S. 428 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F13S. 429 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F14S. 430 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)(with saving)
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F15S. 431 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F16S. 432 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F17S. 433 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F20S. 436 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F22S. 446 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F23S. 448 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F24S. 448 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3)(4), Sch. 4 para. 11(1), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
(1)Where any dangerous goods have been sent or carried, or attempted to be sent or carried, on board any vessel, British or foreign, without being marked [F25as required by safety regulations], or without such notice having been given [F25as required by safety regulations], or under a false description, or with a false description of the sender or carrier thereof, any court having Admiralty jurisdiction may declare those goods, and any package or receptacle in which they are contained, to be, and they shall thereupon be, forfeited, and when forfeited, shall disposed of as the court direct.
(2)The court shall have, and may exercise, the aforesaid powers of forfeiture and disposal notwithstanding that the owner of the goods has not committed any offence under the provisions of [F25safety regulations] relating to dangerous goods, and is not before the court, and has not notice of the proceedings, and notwithstanding that there is no evidence to show to whom the goods belong; nevertheless the court may, in their discretion, require such notice as they may direct to be given to the owner or shipper of the goods before they are forfeited.
[F26(3)In this section—
“dangerous goods” means goods that are designated as dangerous goods by safety regulations; and
“safety regulations” means regulations under section 21 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979.]
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F25Words in s. 449(1)(2) substituted (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3), Sch. 4 para. 11(2)(a)(b); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
F26S. 449(3) inserted (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3), Sch. 4 para. 11(2)(c); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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C5Ss. 448–450 extended by S.I. 1972/971, Sch. 1 Pt. A
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F27S. 450 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F28S. 451 repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1906 (c. 48), Sch. 2
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F30S. 457 repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), Sch. 7 Pt. II
(1)In every [F31contract of employment], between the owner of a ship and the master or any seaman thereof, . . . F32there shall be implied, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, an obligation on the owner of the ship, that the owner of the ship, and the master, and every agent charged with the loading of the ship, or the preparing of the ship for sea, or the sending of the ship to sea, shall use all reasonable means to insure the seaworthiness of the ship for the voyage at the time when the voyage commences, and to keep her in a seaworthy condition for the voyage during the voyage.
(2)Nothing in this section—
(a)shall subject the owner of a ship to any liability by reason of the ship being sent to sea in an unseaworthy state where, owing to special circumstances, the sending of the ship to sea in such a state was reasonable and justifiable; or
F33(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F31Words in s. 458(1) substituted (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3), Sch. 4 para. 7(a); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
F32Words repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36), s. 100, Sch. 5
F33S. 458(2)(b) repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3)(4), Sch. 4 para. 7(b), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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C6S. 458 restricted (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3), Sch. 4 para. 6(1)(a); S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F34S. 459 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3)(4), Sch. 4 para. 12(1), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F35S. 460 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3)(4), Sch. 4 para. 12(1), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F36S. 461 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(3)(4), Sch. 4 para. 12(1), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)
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F37S. 462 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2)