Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (c. 60)

Part I U.K. Registry

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. I extended by Merchant Shipping Act 1921 (c. 28), s. 1

C2 Pt. I (ss. 1–91) excluded by Merchant Shipping Act 1983 (c. 13, SIF 111), s. 5(2)

C3 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)

C4 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)

C5 Pt. I (ss. 1–91) excluded by S.I. 1988/1911, art. 5

C6 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)

C7 Pt. I (ss. 1–91) extended by S.I. 1988/1926, reg. 45

Managing Owner U.K.

59 Ship’s managing owner or manager to be registered. U.K.

[F1 (1) A person shall not be the managing owner of a registered ship unless he is a person qualified to own a British ship, and the name and address of the managing owner of any registered ship shall be registered by the registrar of the ship’s port of registry.]

(2) Where there is not a managing owner there shall be so registered the name of the ship’s husband or other person to whom the management of the ship is entrusted by or on behalf of the owner; and any person whose name is so registered shall, for the purposes of this Act, be under the same obligations, and subject to the same liabilities, as if he were the managing owner.

(3) If default is made in complying with this section the owner shall be liable, or if there are more owners than one each owner shall be liable in proportion to his interest in the ship, to a fine not exceeding in the whole [F2 [F3 £200]][F2 level 3 on the standard scale]each time the ship leaves any port in the United Kingdom.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 59(1) substituted by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 10, Sch. 1 para. 34, (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)

F2 Words “level 3 on the standard scale”substituted (E.W.S) for “£200” by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c.21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G

F3 Word substituted by virtue of Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), s. 43(1), Sch. 6 Pt. II

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C8 S. 59 extended by S.I. 1989/1991, arts. 7, 9

C9 S. 59 restricted (13.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1293, art. 12,Sch.