Merchant Shipping Act 1894

Part XII U.K. Mercantile Marine Fund

676 Sums payable to the Mercantile Marine Fund. U.K.

(1) [F1 The following sums (being sums which, in accordance with this subsection as originally enacted, were required to be paid to the former Mercantile Marine Fund) shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund]—

(a) all fees, charges, and expenses payable in respect of the survey or measurement of ships under this Act:

(b) all fees and other sums (other than fines and forfeitures) received by the Board of Trade under theSecond and Fifth Parts of this Act,including all fees payable in respect of the medical inspection of seamen under the Second Part of this Act:

(c) the moneys arising from the unclaimed property of deceased seamen, except where the same are required to be paid as directed by the Accountant-General of Her Majesty’s Navy:

(d) any sums recovered by the Board of Trade in respect of expenses incurred in relation to distressed seamen and apprentices under the Second Part of this Act:

(e) all fees and other sums payable in respect of any services performed by any person employed under the authority of the Third Part of this Act:

(f) all fees paid upon the engagement or discharge of members of the crews of fishing boats when effected before a superintendent:

(g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(h) any fees received by receivers of wreck under the Ninth Part of this Act:

(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

(k) all costs and expenses ordered by the court to be paid to the Board of Trade in pursuance of the M1 Boiler Explosions Acts 1882 M2 and 1890:

[F4 (l) any other sums which are by virtue of any enactment (as it has effect in accordance with subsection (1A) of this section) required to be paid into the Consolidated Fund in accordance with this section.]

[F5 (1A) References (however phrased) in any enactment not contained in this section to the payment of sums into, or to the carrying of sums to the account of, the Mercantile Marine Fund shall be construed as references to the payment of sums into, or to the carrying of sums to the account of, the Consolidated Fund in accordance with this section, and connected phrases shall be construed accordingly.]

(2) All fees mentioned in this section shall be paid at such time and in such manner as the Board of Trade direct.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 48, Sch. 5, (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

F2 S. 676(1)(g) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1908 (c. 49)

F3 S. 676(1)(i) repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), ss. 48, 57(5), Schs. 5, 7 (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

F4 S. 676(1)(l) substituted by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 48, Sch. 5 (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

F5 S. 676(1A) inserted by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 48, Sch. 5 (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

Marginal Citations

M1 1882 c. 22.

M2 1890 c. 35.

677 Application of Mercantile Marine Fund. U.K.

[F6 (1) [F7 The following expenses and other amounts (being expenses and amounts which, in accordance with this section as originally enacted, were payable out of the former Mercantile Marine Fund) shall be payable out of money provided by Parliament]so far as they are not paid by any private person:—

(a) The salaries and other expenses connected with local marine boards and mercantile marine offices, and with the examinations conducted under the Second and Fourth Parts of this Act:

(b) The salaries of all surveyors of ships and officers appointed under this Act and all expenses incurred in connexion with the survey and measurement of ships under this Actand the remuneration of medical inspectors of seamen under the Second Part of this Act:

(c) The salaries and expenses of persons employed under the Third Part of this Act:

(d) The superannuation allowances, gratuities, pensions, and other allowances granted either before or after the passing of this Act to any of the said surveyors, officers, or persons:

(e) The allowances and expenses paid for the relief of distressed British seamen and apprentices, including the expenses declared under this Act to be payable as such expenses, and any contributions to seamen’s refuges and hospitals:

(f) Any sums which the Board of Trade, in their discretion, think fit to pay in respect of claims to moneys carried to the Mercantile Marine Fund on account of the property of deceased seamen, or on account of the proceeds of wreck:

(g) All expenses of obtaining depositions, reports, and returns respecting wrecks and casualties:

(h) All expenses incurred in carrying into effect the provisions of this Act with regard to receivers of wrecks and the performance of their duties under this Act:

(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8

(k) Any pensions or other sums payable in relation to the duties formerly performed by the Trinity House in respect of lastage and ballastage in the River Thames:

(l) Such expenses for establishing and maintaining on the coasts of the United Kingdom proper lifeboats with the necessary crews and equipments, and for affording assistance towards the preservation of life and property in cases of shipwreck and distress at sea, and for rewarding the preservation of life in such cases, as the Board of Trade direct:

(m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9

(n) All costs and expenses incurred by the Board of Trade under the M3 Boiler Explosions Acts 1882 M4 and 1890 (so far as not otherwise provided for), including any remuneration paid in pursuance of section seven of the M5 Boiler Explosions Act 1882, and any costs and expenses ordered by the court in pursuance of those Acts to be paid by the Board of Trade:

[F10 (o) any other amounts which are by virtue of any enactment (as it has effect in accordance with subsection (2) of this section) payable out of money provided by Parliament in accordance with this section.]

(2) References (however phrased) in any enactment not contained in this section or in Part XI of this Act to the charging of amounts on, or to the payment of amounts of, the Mercantile Marine Fund shall be construed as references to the payment of amounts out of money provided by Parliament in accordance with this section, and connected phrases shall be construed accordingly.]

Textual Amendments

F6 S. 677(1) renumbered from S. 677 by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 48, Sch. 5 (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

F7 Words substituted by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 48, Sch. 5 (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

F8 S. 677(1)(i) repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), ss. 48, 57(5), Schs. 5, 7, (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

F9 S. 677(m) repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), Sch. 7 Pt. II

F10 S. 677(1)(o) substituted by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 48, Sch. 5 (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

Marginal Citations

M3 1882 c. 22.

M4 1890 c. 35.

M5 1882 c. 22.

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Textual Amendments

F11 S. 678 repealed by Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898 (c. 44), Sch. 4

679 Accounts and audit. U.K.

(1) The accounts of [F12 the General Lighthouse Fund] shall be deemed to be public accounts within the meaning of section thirty-three of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1866, and shall be examined and audited accordingly.

(2) The Board of Trade shall as soon as may be after the meeting of Parliament in every year cause the accounts of [F12 the General Lighthouse Fund] for the preceding year to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

Textual Amendments

F12 Words substituted by virtue of Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898 (c. 44), s. 1(1)(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 679 amended by Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898 (c. 44), s. 1(4)