SCHEDULEPROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 4TH JULY1988
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provisions |
|---|---|
Section 11 | Categorisation of dependent territory registries |
Section 26 | Assistance for training |
Section 27 | Assistance for crew relief costs |
Sections 28 and 29 | Merchant Navy Reserve |
Section 30 | Owner and master liable in respect of dangerously unsafe ship |
Section 31 | Owner liable for unsafe operation of ships |
Section 32 | Conduct endangering ship, structures or individuals |
Section 33 | Marine Accident Investigation Branch |
Section 35 | Ship to ship transfers |
Section 36 | Amendments of Coast Protection Act 1949(1) relating to safety of navigation |
Section 37 | Licensing of tidal works by harbour authorities |
Section 38 | Powers to take retaliatory action |
Sections 39 and 40 | Restrictions on access to UK cabotage |
Sections 41 to 43 | Financing and administration of lighthouse service |
Sections 44 and 45 | Inquiries |
Section 46 | Payment of seamen’s wages |
Section 47 | Application of Merchant Shipping Acts to ships chartered by the Crown |
Section 48 so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 5 set out below in this Schedule | Miscellaneous amendments of the Merchant Shipping Acts |
Section 49 | Application to hovercraft |
Section 50 | Application to unregistered ships |
Section 51 | Offences by bodies corporate |
Section 53 | Regulations |
Section 55 | Financial provisions |
Section 56 | Extension of Act to overseas territories |
In section 57, subsections (1), (2) (3) and (4) so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 set out below in this Schedule and subsection (5) so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 7 set out below in this Schedule | Interpretation, minor and consquential amendments and repeals |
In sections 58 subsections (1), (2), (3) and (5) and subsection (4) so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 set out below in this Schedule | Citation, commencement, transitional provisions and extent |
Schedule 5 except for: (i) paragraph 4 of the entry for Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (amendment to s.634(1)(a)) (ii) entry for Merchant Shipping Act 1906 (omission of s.52) (iii) paragraph 7 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (omission of section 89). | Miscellaneous amendments to the Merchant Shipping Acts |
In Schedule 6:— | Minor and consequential amendments to or in respect of: |
Paragraph 1 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 | Power to detain unsafe ships |
Paragraph 2 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 | Application to foreign ships of provisions as to detention |
Paragraph 3 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 | Enforcing detention of ship |
The entry for the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 1920(2) | Amendment of section 659 of the 1894 Act |
The entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1965(3) | Tonnage regulations |
Paragraph 1 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 | Defence of drug taken for medical purposes |
Paragraph 2 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 | Formal investigation into shipping casualty |
Paragraph 3 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 | Rules as to inquiries etc. |
Paragraph 4 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 | Application of sections 62 to 66 to Masters |
Sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 5 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 | Section 95 (fishing vessels) |
Paragraph 1 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 | Prevention of pollution from ships etc |
Paragraph 2 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 | Supplementary provisions about inspectors |
Paragraph 3 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 | Power to extend Act to certain countries, etc |
Paragraph 4 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 | Miscellaneous penalties on summary conviction |
The entry for the Supreme Court Act 1981(4) | Admiralty jurisdiction of High Court |
Paragraph 2 of the entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1983 | Small ships: amendments of Merchant Shipping Acts |
The entry for the Merchant Shipping Act 1984(5) | Statutory provisions which are relevant for the purpose of serving notices in connection with safety and other matters |
Schedule 7, so far as it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule | Enactments repealed |
In Schedule 8, paragraphs 1 and 3 | Transitional provisions and savings |
APPENDIX
Repeals taking effect on 4th July 1988
| Chapter | Short Title | Extent of Repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 c. 60. | Merchant Shipping Act 1894. | Section 463. Section 648(1). In section 652(4) the words from “; and those reports” onwards. Section 663. In section 676(1), paragraph (i). In section 677, paragraph (i). In section 731, the words “or by the Board of Trade” and “or of the Board of Trade”. Section 744. |
| 1897 c. 59. | Merchant Shipping Act 1897. | In section 1, in subsection (1) the words from “as if” (where first occurring) to ““machinery”, and”, and subsection (2). |
| 1898 c. 44. | Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898. | Section 2(4). |
| 1906 c. 48. | Merchant Shipping Act 1906. | In section 2, paragraph (1) and the “(2)” immediately following it. Section 83. |
| 1950 c. 9. | Merchant Shipping Act 1950. | Section 4. |
| 1968 c. 13. | National Loans Act 1968. | In Schedule 4, in paragraph 2, the words from “Section 663” onwards. |
| 1970 c. 36. | Merchant Shipping Act 1970. | Section 23. In section 30, paragraphs (a) and (b). In section 32, “30(b)”. Section 42(2). In sections 52(3) and 54(2), the words from “and the persons” onwards. Section 55. Sections 65 and 66. In section 92, the word “British”. |
| 1974 c. 52. | Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974. | In Schedule 3, in paragraph 14 the words from “in subsection (2)” to ““1974)” and”. |
| 1979 c. 39. | Merchant Shipping Act 1979. | In section 28(7)(a), “463(5),”. Section 32(2) and (3). In section 37, subsection (4), and in subsection (6) the word “British”. In section 40, in subsection (1)paragraphs (a), (c) and (d), and subsection (2). Section 44. Section 45(1). In Schedule 6—
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| 1983 c. 13. | Merchant Shipping Act 1983. | Sections 1 to 4. In section 9(1), the words “any registered ship measured for length or”. |