SCHEDULE 1APPLICATION TO HOVERCRAFT OF CERTAIN ENACTMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO VESSELS
PART AEnactments applied, and modifications
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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Enactments applied | References | Modifications in relation to hovercraft or activities or places connected therewith (if any) |
The Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847, sections 28, 52 and 53, and as incorporated in any local or special Act whenever passed | 1847 c. 27. | |
The General Pier and Harbour Act 1861 | 1861 c. 45. | |
The General Pier and Harbour Act 1861 Amendment Act 1862 | 1862 c. 19. | |
The Naval Agency and Distribution Act 1864, section 3 | 1864 c. 24. | |
The Naval Prize Act 1864 | 1864 c. 25. | |
The Public Stores Act 1875 | 1875 c. 25. | |
The Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878 | 1878 c. 73. | |
The Merchant Shipping Act 1894, sections 418, 419, 421, 422 and 446 to 450 | 1894 c. 60. | |
The Congested Districts (Scotland) Act 1897 | 1897 c. 53. | |
The Marine Insurance Act 1906 | 1906 c. 41. | |
The Official Secrets Acts 1911 and 1920 | 1911 c. 28. 1920 c. 75. | |
The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts 1923 to 1965 | 1923 c. 16. 1935 c. 43. 1965 c. 68. | |
The Land Drainage Act 1930 | 1930 c. 44. | |
The Improvement of Livestock (Licensing of Bulls) Act 1931, (as amended and extended)5 | 1931 c. 43. | |
The Manchester Ship Canal Act 1936 | 1936 c. cxxiv. | |
The Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland) Act 1937 | 1937 c. 28. | |
The Crown Proceedings Act 1947, sections 10 and 29 | 1947 c. 44. | |
The Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949, sections 21 to 23 | 1949 c. 43. | In section 23(3), the words “and the ship shall be deemed for the purposes of Part V of the principal Act to be unsafe by reason of improper loading” shall not apply. |
The Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (as modified by the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967) | 1949 c. 54. 1967 c. 72. | |
The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 | 1949 c. 55. | |
The Diseases of Animals Act 1950 | 1950 c. 36. | |
The Visiting Forces Act 1952 | 1952 c. 67. | |
The Pests Act 1954 | 1954 c. 68. | |
The Army Act 1955, sections 25(3)(a) and (b), 60(2)(a) and (b), 148(2) and 198(8)(c) | 1955 c. 18. | |
The Air Force Act 1955, sections 25(3)(a) and (b), 60(2)(a) and (b) and 148(2) | 1955 c. 19. | |
The Naval Discipline Act 1957 | 1957 c. 53. | |
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957 | 1957 c. 58. | |
The Horse Breeding Act 1958, as extended by section 16(4) of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1963 | 1958 c. 43. 1963 c. 11. | |
The Highlands and Islands Shipping Services Act 1960 | 1960 c. 31. | |
The Public Health Act 1961, section 76 | 1961 c. 64. | |
The Water Resources Act 1963 | 1963 c. 38. | |
The Wills Act 1963 | 1963 c. 44. | |
The Fishery Limits Act 1964 | 1964 c. 72. | |
The National Insurance Act 1965, section 100 | 1965 c. 51. | |
The National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965, section 75, Schedule 1, Part I, paragraphs 2 to 5; and Schedule 1, Part II, paragraphs 2 and 3 | 1965 c. 52. | (1) For paragraph 2(2)(b) and (c) of Schedule 1, Part I there shall be substituted:—
(2) In paragraph 2(3) of the said Schedule 1, Part I, the words |
The Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 | 1966 c. 38. | |
The Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967 | 1967 c. 41. | |
The Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 | 1967 c. 84. | |
The Firearms Act 1968 | 1968 c. 27. | |
The Sea Fish Industry Act 1970 | 1970 c. 11. | |
The Destructive Imported Animals Act (N.I.) 1933 | 23 Geo 5 c. 5. (N.I.) | |
The Foyle Fisheries Acts (N.I.) 1952 and 1962 | 1952 c. 5 (N.I.) 1962 c. 5 (N.I.) | |
The Exported Animals (Compensation) Act (N.I.) 1952 | 1952 c. 24 (N.I.) | |
The Diseases of Animals Act (N.I.) 1958 | 1958 c. 13 (N.I.) | |
The Marketing of Potatoes Act (N.I.) 1964 | 1964 c. 8 (N.I.) | |
The Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (N.I.) 1965 | 1965 c. 3 (N.I.) | |
The Seeds Act (N.I.) 1965 | 1965 c. 22 (N.I.) | |
The National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, section 95 | 1966 c. 6 (N.I.) | |
The National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, section 71, Schedule 1, Part I, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4; and Schedule 1, Part II, paragraphs 2 and 3 | 1966 c. 9 (N.I.) | (1) For paragraph 2(2) of Part I of Schedule 1, there shall be substituted:—
(2) In paragraph 2(3) of the said Schedule 1, Part I, the words |
The Horticulture Act (N.I.) 1966 | 1966 c. 15 (N.I.) | |
The Fisheries Acts (N.I.) 1966 & 1968 | 1966 c. 17 (N.I.) 1968 c. 31 (N.I.) | |
The Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act (N.I.) 1966 | 1966 c. 23 (N.I.) |
PART BInstruments applied, and modifications
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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Instruments applied | References | Modifications in relation to hovercraft or activities or places connected therewith (if any) |
The Conveyance of Live Poultry Order of 1919 as amended6 | S.R. & O. 1919/933 (Rev. XVIII, p. 434: Noted 1919, p. 966). | |
The Transit of Animals Order of 1927 as amended7 | S.R. & O. 1927/289 (Rev.II, p. 259: 1927, p. 57) | |
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order of 1928 as amended8 | S.R. & O. 1928/133 (Rev.II, p. 499: 1928, p. 94). | |
The Pleuro-Pneumonia Order of 1928 | S.R. & O. 1928/205 (Rev.II, p. 567; 1928, p. 118). | |
The Cattle Plague Order of 1928 | S.R. & O. 1928/206 (Rev.II, p. 472; 1928, p. 78). | |
The Importation of Dogs and Cats Order of 1928 as amended9 | S.R. & O. 1928/922 (Rev.II, p. 399; 1928, p. 177). | |
The Animals (Importation) Order of 1930 as amended10 | S.R. & O. 1930/922 (Rev.II, p. 331; 1930, p. 52). | |
The Animals (Sea Transport) Order of 1930 as amended11 | S.R. & O. 1930/923 (Rev.II, p. 284; 1930, p. 78). | |
The Importation of Meat, &c. (Wrapping Materials) Order of 1932 as amended12 | S.R. & O. 1932/317 (Rev.II, p. 409; 1932, p. 107). | |
The Fowl Pest Order of 1936 as amended13 | S.R. & O. 1936/1297 (Rev. XVIII, p. 442; 1936 II, p. 2086). | |
The Epizootic Lymphangitis Order of 1938 | S.R. & O. 1938/193 (Rev.II, p. 490; 1938 I, p. 141). | |
The Sheep Scab Order of 1938 as amended14 | S.R. & O. 1938/196 (Rev.II, p. 602; 1938 I, p. 234). | |
The Anthrax Order of 1938 | S.R. & O. 1938/204 (Rev.II, p. 457; 1938 I, p. 124). | |
The Parasitic Mange Order of 1938 | S.R. & O 1938/227 (Rev.II, p. 556; 1938 I, p. 191). | |
The Glanders or Farcy Order of 1938 | S.R. & O 1938/228 (Rev.II, p. 545; 1938 I, p. 178). | |
The Sheep-Pox Order of 1938 | S.R. & O 1938/229 (Rev.II, p. 588; 1938 I, p. 216). | |
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Infected Areas Restrictions) Order of 1938 as amended15 | S.R. & O 1938/1434 (Rev.II, p. 528; 1938 I, p. 155). | |
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Controlled Areas Restrictions) Order of 1938 as amended16 | S.R. & O 1938/1435 (Rev.II, p. 520; 1938 I, p. 169). | |
The Poultry and Hatching Eggs (Importation) Order of 1947 as amended17 | S.R. & O. 1947/1426 (Rev. XVIII, p. 450; 1947 I, p. 1841). | |
The National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Mariners Regulations 1948, as amended18, regulations 1, 3, 7(1), 8, 10, 12, 13 and 14 | S.R. & O. 1948/1471 (Rev.XVI, p. 432; 1948 I, p. 2990). | (1) In regulation 1(2) the definition of “home-trade ship” and the words “and, subject as aforesaid, expressions to which meanings are assigned in the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1938 have the same meanings as in those Acts” shall not apply; and
in the definition of “mariner” for the words from (2) In regulation 3, the words (3) In regulation 8, for the words (4) In regulation 10, for the words (5) In regulation 13, the words |
The Prevention of Damage by Pests (Application to Shipping) Order 1951 as amended19 | S.I. 1951/967 (1951 II, p. 197). | |
The Poultry Pens, Fittings and Receptacles (Disinfection) Order 1952 as amended20 | S.I. 1952/437 (1952 III, p. 2628). | |
The Horses (Sea Transport) Order 1952 as amended21 | S.I. 1952/1291 (1952 I, p. 146). | |
The Horses (Landing from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) Order 1954 | S.I. 1954/698 (1954 I, p. 133). | |
The Importation of Carcases and Animal Products Order 1954, as amended22 | S.I. 1954/853 (1954 I, p. 136). | |
The Poultry Carcases (Landing) Order 1955 as amended23 | S.I. 1955/147 (1955 II, p. 2052). | |
The Animals (Landing from Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland) Order 1955 as amended24 | S.I. 1955/1310 (1955 I, p. 190). | |
The Importation of Animal Semen Order 1955 as amended25 | S.I. 1955/1390 (1955 I, p. 207). | |
The Poultry Premises and Vehicles (Disinfection) Order 1956 | S.I. 1956/11 (1956 II, p. 1895). | |
The Prevention of Damage by Pests (Application to Shipping) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1956 | S.I. 1956/420 (1956 II, p. 1754). | |
The Fowl Pest (Infected Areas Restrictions) Order 1956 as amended26 | S.I. 1956/1611 (1956 II, p. 1883). | |
The Swine Fever (Infected Areas Restrictions) Order 1956 as amended27 | S.I. 1956/1750 (1956 I, p. 180). | |
The Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order 1957 | S.I. 1957/628 (1957 I, p. 148). | |
The Service Departments Registers Order 1959 as amended28 | S.I. 1959/406 (1959 II, p. 2303). | |
The Movement of Animals (Records) Order 1960 as amended29 | S.I. 1960/105 (1960 I, p. 302). | |
The Landing of Unbarked Coniferous Timber Order 1961 | S.I. 1961/656 (1961 I, p. 1395). | |
The Importation of Hay, Straw and Dried Grass Order 1961 | S.I. 1961/946 (1961 II, p. 1841). | |
The Swine Fever Order 1963 | S.I. 1963/286 (1963 I, p. 239). | |
The Exported Animals Protection Order 1964 | S.I. 1964/704 (1964 II, p. 1352). | |
The Collision Regulations (Ships and Seaplanes on the Water) and Signals of Distress (Ships) Order 1965 | S.I. 1965/1525(1965 II, p. 4411). | (1) For Article 3 there shall be substituted (2) For Article 4(2) there shall be substituted (3) In Rule 1(a) the words (4) There shall be added to Schedule 1, Part B as Rule 7A the following Rule—
(5) There shall be added as paragraph (3) to the Preliminary to Part C—Sound Signals and Conduct in Restricted Visibility the following:—
(6) There shall be added as paragraph (5) of the Preliminary to Part D—Steering and Sailing Rules, the following:—
|
The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules 1965 as amended30 | S.I. 1965/1067 (1965 II, p. 2681). | (1) For (2) The definition of |
The Hares (Control of Importation) Order 1965 | S.I. 1965/2040 (1965 III, p. 6030). | |
The Export of Horses (Veterinary Examination) Order 1966 | S.I. 1966/507 (1966, I p. 1071). | |
The National Insurance (Mariners) Regulations 1967 as amended31 Regulations 1, 2, 10, 14 and 24 | S.I. 1967/386(1967 I, p. 1294). | (1) In regulation 1(2), the definitions of “share fisherman”, “home-trade ship”, “home-trade port”, “foreign-going ship”, “passenger” and “passenger ship” and the words “and, subject as aforesaid, expressions to which meanings are assigned in the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1965 have the same meanings as in those Acts” shall not apply; in the definition of “mariner” the words (2) In regulation 2, the proviso to paragraph (1) thereof, and paragraphs (2), (5) and (6) thereof, shall not apply. (3) In regulation 10, in paragraph (b), the words (4) In regulation 14, paragraph (3) shall not apply. |
The Equine Animals (Importation) Order 1969 as amended32 | S.I. 1969/915 (1969 II, p. 2791). | |
The Exotic Animals (Importation) Order 1969 | S.I. 1969/1737 (1969 III, p. 5450). | |
The Export of Horses (Excepted Cases) Order 1969 | S.I. 1969/1742 (1969 III, p. 5470). | |
The Export of Horses (Protection) Order 1969 | S.I. 1969/1784 (1969 III, p. 5582). | |
The Cattle Plague (Ireland) Order of 1900 | S.R. & O. 1901/7 | |
The Pleuro-Pneumonia (Ireland) Order of 1900 | S.R. & O. 1901/8 | |
The Sheep Pox (Ireland) Order of 1900 | S.R. & O. 1901/10 | |
The Glanders or Farcy (Ireland) Order of 1900 as amended33 | S.R. & O. 1901/15 | |
The Importation of Animals (Ireland) Order 1900 | S.R. & O. 1901/17 | |
The Foreign Animals (Ireland) Order of 1901 | S.R. & O. 1901/959 | |
The Importation of Horses, Asses and Mules (Ireland) Order 1907 as amended34 | S.R. & O. 1907/59 | |
The Animals (Transit & General) (Ireland) Order of 1913 as amended35 | S.R. & O. 1913/604 | |
The Portal Inspection (Ireland) Order of 1914 as amended36 | S.R. & O. 1914/1564 | |
The Parasitic Mange (Ireland) Order of 1919 as amended37 | S.R. & O. 1919/737 | |
The Conveyance of Live Poultry (Ireland) Order of 1919 as amended38 | S.R. & O. 1919/1066 | |
The Animals Quarantine Order (N.I.) 1923 | S.R. & O. 1923/501 | |
The Exportation of Animals (N.I.) Order 1923 as amended39 | S.R. & O. 1923/1076 | |
The Swine Fever Order (N.I.) 1926 | S.R. & O. 1926/95 | |
The Animals Disinfection (N.I.) Order 1927 as amended40 | S.R. & O. 1927/52 | |
The Transit of Animals (N.I.) Order 1927 as amended41 | S.R. & O. 1927/38 | |
The Foreign Animals (N.I.) Order Order 1928 | S.R. & O. 1928/88 | |
The Musk Rats (N.I.) Order 1933 | S.R. & O. 1933/46 | |
The Bovine Tuberculosis (N.I.) Order 1935 as amended42 | S.R. & O. 1935/39 | |
The Grey Squirrels (N.I.) Order 1936 | S.R. & O. 1936/65 | |
The Diseases of Animals (Poultry) Order (N.I.) 1949 as amended43 | S.R. & O. 1949/192 | |
The Horses (Sea Transport) Order (N.I.) 1953 | S.R. & O. 1953/87 | |
The Diseases of Animals (Therapeutic Substances) (N.I.) Order 1953 as amended44 | S.R. & O. 1953/169 | |
The Non-Indigenous Rabbits (Prohibiting of Importation and Keeping) Order (N.I.) 1954 | S.R. & O. 1954/161 | |
The Animals (Sea Transport) Order (N.I.) 1958 | S.R. & O. 1958/5 | |
The Importation of Foreign Vegetables Order (N.I.) 1961 | S.R. & O. 1961/28 | |
The Importation of Dogs and Cats Order (N.I.) 1961 as amended45 | S.R. & O. 1961/29 | |
The Hay, Straw &; Grass Meal Order (N.I.) 1962 as amended46 | S.R. & O. 1962/62 | |
The Diseases of Animals (Boiling of Animal Food) Order (N.I.) 1962 | S.R. & O. 1962/72 | |
The Foot and Mouth Disease Order (N.I.) 1962 | S.R. & O. 1962/209 | |
The Unlawful Importations Order (N.I.) 1963 | S.R. & O. 1963/178 | |
The Coypus Order (N.I.) 1963 | S.R. & O. 1963/234 | |
The Foreign Animals Order (N.I.) 1964 | S.R. & O. 1964/81 | |
The Diseases of Animals (Importation of Poultry) Order (N.I.) 1965 as amended47 | S.R. & O. 1965/175 | |
The Foyle Area (Control of Netting) Regulations (N.I.) 1966 | S.R. & O. 1966/72 | |
The Destructive Pests and Diseases of Plants Order (N.I.) 1966 | S.R. & O. 1966/313 | |
The Importation of Dung Order (N.I.) 1967 | S.R. & O. 1967/179 | |
The Rabbits and Hares (Control of Importation) Order (N.I.) 1967 | S.R. & O. 1967/294 | |
The Mink Order (N.I.) 1967 | S.R. & O. 1967/346 | |
The Mink (Importation and Keeping) Regulations (N.I.) 1968 | S.R. & O. 1968/8 | |
The Fisheries Consolidated, Amendment and Licence Duties Bye-Laws (N.I.) 1969 | S.R. & O. 1969/91 | |
The Exotic Animals Importation Order (N.I.) 1969 as amended48 | S.R.&O.1969/334 | |
The Landing of Carcases and Animal Products Order (N.I.) 1970 | S.R. & O. 1970/145 | |
The Foyle Area (Control of Netting) (Amendment) Regulations (N.I.) 1970 | S.R. & O. 1970/200 | |
The Sheep Scab Order (N.I.) 1970 | S.R. & O. 1970/240 | |
The Exported Animals (Amendment of Charges) Order (N.I.) 1971 | S.R. & O. 1971/56 | |
The Importation of Peat Moss Litter Order (N.I.) 1971 | S.R. & O. 1971/186 |
SCHEDULE 2APPLICATION TO HOVERCRAFT OF CERTAIN ENACTMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO AIRCRAFT
PART AEnactments applied and modifications
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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Enactments applied | References | Modifications in relation to hovercraft or activities or places connected with hovercraft (if any) |
The Civil Aviation Act 1949 sections 52 and 55 as amended by the Civil Aviation Act 1971. | 1949 c. 67. 1971 c. 75. | (1) In section 52, subsections (1), (2) and (4) shall not apply. (2) In section 52, subsection (3) the words (3) In section 52, subsection (5), paragraphs (c) and (d) shall not apply. (4) In section 55— (i) references to the “Air Register Book of Births and Deaths” shall be deemed to be references to “the Hovercraft Register Book of Births and Deaths”, and (ii) references to “aircraft registered in Great Britain and Northern Ireland” shall be deemed to include references (as well as to hovercraft registered in Great Britain and Northern Ireland) to hovercraft not so registered which carry passengers to or from any port in the United Kingdom. (iii) References to the Civil Aviation Authority substituted for “the Minister” by the Civil Aviation Act 1971 shall in relation to hovercraft be deemed to be references to the Secretary of State, and references to the Authority substituted as aforesaid for references to his Department shall be deemed to be references to the Department of Trade and Industry. |
The Army Act 1955 sections 24(1)(h), 24(3), 36(2), 44(2) and (3), 46(aa) and (ab), 48(2), 49, 50, 177(2) and 198 | 1955 c. 18. | |
The Air Force Act 1955 sections 24(1)(h), 24(3), 36(2), 44(2) and (3), 46(b) and (c), 48(2), 49, 50, 172, 177(2) and 198 | 1955 c. 19. | |
The Licensing Act 1964 section 87 | 1964 c. 26. | In section 87— (i) In sub-section (1), for (ii) In sub-section (2) (iii) In sub-section (3), for (iv) In sub-section (3), for |
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 | 1965 c. 49 | |
The Tokyo Convention Act 1967 | 1967 c. 52 | (1) For references to (2) In section 1(2) the words in brackets shall be omitted; (3) In section 1(3) from (4) In section 2 for (5) In section 3(5)(b)(ii) and 3(6)(b) (6) Section 4 shall not apply; (7) Section 5 shall not apply; (8) In section 6(1)(a) for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) there shall be substituted (9) In section 6(1)(a) (10) Section 6(1)(b) and 6(2) shall not apply; (11) In section 7(1) the definitions of “commander” “Convention country”, “pilot in command”, and “Tokyo Convention” shall not apply. (12) In section 7(2)(a), for from (13) Section 7(4) and (5)(b) shall not apply; (14) Sections 8 and 9 and the Schedule shall not apply. |
The Civil Aviation Act 1968 section 16 | 1968 c. 61. | In section 16(2)(b) the words “and rights under section 14 of this Act or under regulations made by virtue of section 7(2) of the Civil Aviation (Euro-control) Act 1962” shall not apply. |
The Civil Aviation Act 1971 section 27 | 1971 c. 75. | In sub-section (2) references to “certificates of airworthiness to be granted or renewed in pursuance of the Air Navigation Orders” shall include references to any certificates to be granted or renewed in pursuance of Part II of the Hovercraft (General) Order 197249. |
PART BInstruments applied
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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Instruments applied | References | Modifications in relation to hovercraft or activities or places connected with hovercraft (if any) |
The Destructive Pests and Diseases of Plants Order 1965 | S.I. 1965/216 (1965 I, p. 510). | |
The Importation of Forest Trees (Prohibition) (Great Britain) Order 1965 | S.I. 1965/2121 (1965 III, p. 6236) | |
The Destructive Pests and Diseases of Plants (Scotland) Order 1966 | S.I. 1966/1533 (1966 III, p. 4353) | |
The Examination of Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Order 1970 | S.I. 1970/1287 (1970 III, p. 4264) |
SCHEDULE 3APPLICATION TO HOVERCRAFT OF CERTAIN ENACTMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES
PART AEnactments applied
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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Enactments applied | References | Modifications in relation to hovercraft or activities or places connected therewith (if any) |
The Army Act 1955 sections 47(b), 172, 173, 184(1)(b) and (c) | 1955 c. 18. | |
The Air Force Act 1955 sections 47(b), 48(1), 173, 184(a), (b) and (e) | 1955 c. 19. |
PART BInstruments applied
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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Instruments applied | References | Modifications in relation to hovercraft or activities or places connected therewith (if any) |
The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Regulations 1957 | S.I. 1957/710 | |
The Wakehurst Place Regulations 1969 | S.I. 1969/1000 | |
The Agricultural Statistics (England and Wales) Regulations of 1948 as amended50 | S.R. & O. 1948/2294 (Rev. I, p. 583; 1948 I, p. 30). |
SCHEDULE 4INVESTIGATION OF CASUALTIES
PART AMODIFICATIONS OF PART VI OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1894
The following are modifications of Part VI of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 referred to in Article 9 of this Order:—
1
For section 464 there shall be substituted—
For the purposes of inquiries and investigations under this Part of this Act, a hovercraft casualty shall be deemed to occur when a hovercraft—
a
has sustained, caused or been involved in any accident occasioning loss of life or any serious injury to any person;
b
becomes lost, abandoned, missing or stranded;
c
suffers such damage as the result of any accident that its safety is impaired; or
d
becomes involved in a collision with another hovercraft or ship;
but only when the occurrence takes place—
i
on or over the sea or other navigable water; or
ii
between the time when any person goes on board the hovercraft for the purpose of making a journey which would involve crossing the sea or other navigable water and the time when it comes to rest at the end of such a journey; or
iii
during the testing or maintenance of a hovercraft which normally makes journeys on or over the sea or other navigable water
and also only if at the time the occurrence takes place, the hovercraft was registered in the United Kingdom or was operating unregistered in accordance with any provisions of any Order made under section 1(1)(a) of the Hovercraft Act 1968 or was within the United Kingdom or United Kingdom territorial waters.
2
For section 465 there shall be substituted—
1
Where a hovercraft casualty has occurred a preliminary inquiry may be held respecting the casualty by a person appointed for the purpose by the Secretary of State.
2
A person appointed under this section to hold a preliminary inquiry into a hovercraft casualty shall for the purpose of the inquiry have the powers conferred on an inspector by section 729 of this Act as if the reference therein to a ship were a reference to a hovercraft
3
For section 466(1) there shall be substituted—
The Secretary of State may cause a formal investigation to be held, if in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland, by a wreck commissioner, and in Scotland, by a sheriff, and any reference to the court holding an investigation under this section means a wreck commissioner or sheriff, as the case may be, holding such an investigation
4
Section 466(2) shall not apply.
5
For section 466(3) there shall be substituted—
The court holding any such formal investigation shall hold the same with the assistance of one or more assessors of nautical, engineering, hovercraft or other special skill or knowledge to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor
6
Section 466(4) and (5) shall not apply.
7
Section 467 to 474 shall not apply.
8
In section 475(1) the words “or an inquiry into the conduct of a master, mate or engineer”
shall be omitted.
9
Section 475(3) shall not apply.
10
Section 476 shall not apply.
11
For section 477 there shall be substituted—
1
The Lord Chancellor may appoint such number of persons as he thinks fit to be wreck commissioners and may remove any wreck commissioners appointed by him.
2
Before appointing a person as wreck commissioner in Northern Ireland, the Lord Chancellor shall consult the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
12
Section 478 shall not apply.
13
Sections 480–490 shall not apply.
14
For section 491 there shall be substituted—
There may be paid out of the money provided by Parliament to any wreck commissioner, sheriff, assessor in any court of investigation under this part of this Act, registrar of a court, or any other officer, or person appointed for the purpose of any court of investigation under this part of this Act, such salary or remuneration (if any) as the Treasury may direct
PART BMODIFICATIONS OF THE SHIPPING CASUALTIES AND APPEALS AND RE-HEARINGS RULES 1923
The following are modifications of the Shipping Casualties and Appeals and Re-hearings Rules 1923 referred to in Article 9 of this Order:—
1
After the word “owner”
, wherever it appears, there shall be added “or operator”
.
2
Rule 1 shall not apply.
3
In Rule 2 the definition of “List of Assessors”
shall be deleted and in the definition of judge the words “sheriff substitute, stipendiary magistrate, justices”
shall be omitted.
4
In Rule 15 the words “Except where the certificate of an officer is cancelled or suspended in which case the decision shall always be given in open Court”
shall be omitted.
5
In Rule 19 the words “other than an appeal under section 68 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1906”
shall be omitted.
6
For Rule 20(e) there shall be substituted the following—
The Court of Appeal shall be assisted by not less than two suitably qualified or experienced persons to be selected by the Court who shall have regard to the nature of the case.
7
In Rule 21(a) the words “or 478”
shall be omitted and after “1894”
there shall be inserted the words “as applied by the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972”
.
8
Rules 22 to 26 shall not apply.
9
Rules 30 and 31 shall not apply.
10
Part II of the Appendix shall not apply.