SCHEDULE 4Consequential amendments: fines or maximum fines of numerical amounts of £5,000 or more

Part 1

Public General Acts

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c.21)I127

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The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is amended as follows.

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In section 3 (offences relating to British character of ship), in subsection (6)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

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In section 15 (supplementary provisions as respects fishing vessels), in subsection (5)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

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In section 92 (duty of ship to assist the other in case of collision), in subsection (4)(a)(i), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

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In section 98 (owner and master liable in respect of dangerously unsafe ship), in subsection (3)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

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In section 100 (owner liable for unsafe operation of ship), in subsection (3)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

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In section 100B (temporary exclusion zones:’ offences)73, in subsection (6)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

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In section 100G (failure to comply with prescribed standards in respect of ship in respect of which trans-shipment licence is in force)74, in subsection (5)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

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In section 131 (discharge of oil from ships into certain United Kingdom waters)75, in subsection (3), for the words following “liable” substitute “on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine”.

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In section 163 (compulsory insurance against liability for pollution), in subsection (5), for the words following “liable” substitute “on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine”.

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In section 255B (wreck reports)76, in subsection (8), for the words following “liable” substitute “on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine”.

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In section 255D (removal by registered owner)77, in subsection (5), for the words following “liable” substitute “on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine”.

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In section 255E (imposition of conditions about removal)78, in subsection (5), for the words following “liable” substitute “on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine”.

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In section 255K (failure to insure)79, in subsection (2), for the words following “liable” substitute “on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine”.

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In section 284 (enforcing detention of ship)80, in subsection (2B), for the words following “liable” substitute “on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine”.

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In paragraph 8 of Schedule 3A (safety directions)81, for the words following “liable” substitute “on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine”.