Merchant Shipping Act 1894

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Qualification for owning British Ship.
2. Art. 2 Obligation to register British ships.
3. Art. 3 Exemptions from registry.
4. Art. 4 Registrars of British ships.
5. Art. 5 Register book.
6. Art. 6 Survey and measurement of ship.
7. Art. 7 Marking of ship.
8. Art. 8 Application for registry.
9. Art. 9 Declaration of ownership on registry.
10. Art. 10 Evidence on first registry.
11. Art. 11 Entry of particulars in register book.
12. Art. 12 Documents to be retained by registrar.
13. Art. 13 Port of registry.
14. Art. 14 Certificate of registry.
15. Art. 15 Custody of certificate.
16. Art. 16 Penalty for use of improper certificate.
17. Art. 17 Power to grant new certificate.
18. Art. 18 Provision for loss of certificate.
19. Art. 19 Endorsement of change of master on certificate.
20. Art. 20 Endorsement of change of ownership on certificate.
21. Art. 21 Delivery up of certificate of ship lost or ceasing to be British owned.
22. Art. 22 Provisional certificate for ships becoming British owned abroad.
23. Art. 23 Temporary passes in lieu of certificates of registry.
24. Art. 24 Transfer of ships or shares.
25. Art. 25 Declaration of transfer.
26. Art. 26 Registry of transfer.
27. Art. 27 Transmission of property in ship on death, bankruptcy, marriage, &c.
28. Art. 28 Order for sale on transmission to unqualified person.
29. Art. 29 Transfer of ship or sale by order of court.
30. Art. 30 Power of court to prohibit transfer.
31. Art. 31 Mortgage of ship or share.
32. Art. 32 Entry of discharge of mortgage.
33. Art. 33 Priority of mortgages.
34. Art. 34 Mortgagee not treated as owner.
35. Art. 35 Mortgagee to have power of sale.
36. Art. 36 Mortgage not affected by bankruptcy.
37. Art. 37 Transfer of mortgages.
38. Art. 38 Transmission of interest in mortgage by death, bankruptcy, marriage, &c.
39. Art. 39 Powers of mortgage and sale may be conferred by certificate.
40. Art. 40 Requisites for certificates of mortgage and sale.
41. Art. 41 Restrictions on certificates of mortgage and sale.
42. Art. 42 Contents of certificates of mortgage and sale.
43. Art. 43 Rules as to certificates of mortgage.
44. Art. 44 Rules as to certificates of sale.
45. Art. 45 Power of Commissioners of Customs in case of loss of certificate of mortgage or sale.
46. Art. 46 Revocation of certificates of mortgage and sale.
47. Art. 47 Rules as to name of ship.
48. Art. 48 Registry of alterations.
49. Art. 49 Regulations for registry of alteration.
50. Art. 50 Provisional certificate and endorsement where ship is to be registered anew.
51. Art. 51 Registry anew on change of ownership.
52. Art. 52 Procedure for registry anew.
53. Art. 53 Transfer of registry.
54. Art. 54 Restrictions on re-registration of abandoned ships.
55. Art. 55 Provision for cases of infancy or other incapacity. 13 & 14 Vict. c. 60.
56. Art. 56 Notices of trusts not received.
57. Art. 57 Equities not excluded by Act.
58. Art. 58 Liability of owners.
59. Art. 59 Ship’s managing owner or manager to be registered.
60. Art. 60 Power of registrar to dispense with declarations and other evidence.
61. Art. 61 Mode of making declarations.
62. Art. 62 Application of fees.
63. Art. 63 Returns to be made by registrars.
64. Art. 64 Evidence of register book, certificate of registry, and other documents.
65. Art. 65 Forms of documents, and instructions as to registry.
66. Art. 66 Forgery of documents.
67. Art. 67 False declarations.
68. Art. 68 National character of ship to be declared before clearance.
69. Art. 69 Penalty for unduly assuming British character.
70. Art. 70 Penalty for concealment of British or assumption of foreign character.
71. Art. 71 Penalty for acquiring ownership if unqualified.
72. Art. 72 Liabilities of ships not recognised as British.
73. Art. 73 National colours for ships, and penalty on carrying improper colours.
74. Art. 74 Penalty on ship not showing colours.
75. Art. 75 Saving for Admiralty.
76. Art. 76 Proceedings on forfeiture of ship.
77. Art. 77 Rules for ascertaining register tonnage.
78. Art. 78 Allowance for engine-room space in steamships.
79. Art. 79 Deductions for ascertaining tonnage.
80. Art. 80 Provisions as to deductions in case of certain steamships.
81. Art. 81 Measurement of ships with double bottoms for water ballast.
82. Art. 82 Tonnage once ascertained to be the tonnage of ship.
83. Art. 83 Fees for measurement.
84. Art. 84 Tonnage of ships of foreign countries adopting tonnage regulations.
85. Art. 85 Space occupied by deck cargo to be liable to dues.
86. Art. 86 Surveyors and regulations for measurement of ships.
87. Art. 87 Levy of tonnage rates under local Acts on the registered tonnage.
88. Art. 88 Foreign ports of registry. 53 & 54 Vict. c. 37.
89. Art. 89 Powers of governors in colonies.
90. Art. 90 Terminable certificates of registry for small ships in colonies.
91. Art. 91 Application of Part I.
92. Art. 92 Certificates of competency to be held by officers of ships.
93. Art. 93 Grades of certificates of competency.
94. Art. 94 Examinations for certificates of competency.
95. Art. 95 Examinations by Board of Trade in certain cases.
96. Art. 96 Engineers certificates of competency.
97. Art. 97 Fees on examination.
98. Art. 98 Grant of certificates on passing examination.
99. Art. 99 Certificates of service for naval officers.
100. Art. 100 Form and record of certificate.
101. Art. 101 Loss of certificate.
102. Art. 102 Colonial certificates of competency.
103. Art. 103 Production of certificates of competency to superintendent.
104. Art. 104 Forgery, &c. of certificate of competency.
105. Art. 105 Assistance given by superintendents as to apprenticeship.
106. Art. 106 Apprenticeships of paupers in Great Britain and Ireland.
107. Art. 107 Attestation of pauper apprenticeship.
108. Art. 108 Special provisions as to apprenticeship to the sea service.
109. Art. 109 Production of indentures to superintendent before voyage in foreign-going ship.
110. Art. 110 Licence for supply of seamen.
111. Art. 111 Penalty for engaging seamen without licence.
112. Art. 112 Penalty for receiving remuneration from seamen for engagement.
113. Art. 113 Agreements with crew.
114. Art. 114 Form, period, and conditions of agreements with crew.
115. Art. 115 Special provisions as to agreements with crew of foreign-going ships.
116. Art. 116 Special provisions as to agreements with crew of home-trade ships.
117. Art. 117 Changes in crew of foreign-going ship to be reported.
118. Art. 118 Certificate as to agreements with crew of foreign-going ships.
119. Art. 119 Certificate as to agreements with crew of home trade ships.
120. Art. 120 Copy of agreement to be made accessible to crew.
121. Art. 121 Forgery, &c. of agreements with crew.
122. Art. 122 Alterations in agreements with crew.
123. Art. 123 Seamen not to be bound to produce agreement.
124. Art. 124 Engagement of seamen in colonial and foreign ports.
125. Art. 125 Agreements with Lascars. 4 Geo. 4. c. 80.
126. Art. 126 Rating of seamen.
127. Art. 127 Discharge before superintendent.
128. Art. 128 Certificate of discharge and return of certificate to officer on discharge.
129. Art. 129 Reports of seaman’s character.
130. Art. 130 False or forged certificate of discharge or report of character.
131. Art. 131 Payment of wages before superintendent.
132. Art. 132 Master to deliver account of wages.
133. Art. 133 Deductions from wages of seamen.
134. Art. 134 Time of payment of wages for foreign-going ships.
135. Art. 135 Time of payment of wages for home trade ships.
136. Art. 136 Settlement of wages.
137. Art. 137 Decision of questions by superintendents.
138. Art. 138 Power of superintendent to require production of ship’s papers.
139. Art. 139 Rule as to payment of British seamen in foreign money.
140. Art. 140 Advance notes restricted.
141. Art. 141 Regulations as to allotment notes.
142. Art. 142 Allotments through savings banks.
143. Art. 143 Right of suing on allotment notes.
144. Art. 145 Remittance of seamen’s wages, &c. by seamen’s money orders.
145. Art. 146 Power to pay when order is lost.
146. Art. 147 Penalty for issuing money orders with fraudulent intent.
147. Art. 148 Power for Board of Trade to establish savings banks.
148. Art. 149 National Debt Commissioners to receive deposits, &c.
149. Art. 150 Application of deposits of deceased depositor.
150. Art. 151 Expenses of savings banks.
151. Art. 152 Accounts and copy of regulations to be laid before Parliament.
152. Art. 153 Public officers to be exempt from legal proceedings, except in case of wilful default.
153. Art. 154 Forgery of documents, &c., for purpose of obtaining money in seamen’s savings bank.
154. Art. 155 Right to wages, &c. when to begin.
155. Art. 156 Right to recover wages, and salvage not to be forfeited.
156. Art. 157 Wages not to depend on freight.
157. Art. 158 Wages on termination of service by wreck or illness.
158. Art. 159 Wages not to accrue during refusal to work or imprisonment.
159. Art. 160 Forfeiture of wages, &c. of seaman when illness caused by his own default.
160. Art. 161 Costs of procuring punishment may be deducted from wages.
161. Art. 162 Compensation to seamen improperly discharged.
162. Art. 163 Restriction on sale of, and charge upon, wages.
163. Art. 164 Summary proceedings for wages.
164. Art. 165 Restrictions on suits for wages.
165. Art. 166 Wages not recoverable abroad in certain cases.
166. Art. 167 Remedies of master for wages, disbursements, &c.
167. Art. 168 Power of court to rescind contract between owner or master and seaman or apprentice.
168. Art. 169 Property of seamen who die during voyage.
169. Art. 170 Dealing with and account of property of seamen who die during voyage.
170. Art. 171 Penalty for non-compliance with provisions as to property of deceased seamen.
171. Art. 172 Property of deceased seamen left abroad but not on board ship.
172. Art. 173 Dealing with property of deceased seamen by officers abroad.
173. Art. 174 Recovery of wages, &c. of seamen lost with their ship.
174. Art. 175 Property of seamen dying at home.
175. Art. 176 Payment over of property of deceased seamen by Board of Trade.
176. Art. 177 Dealing with deceased seaman’s property when leaves a ll.
177. Art. 178 Claims by editors.
178. Art. 179 Dealing with unclaimed property of deceased seaman.
179. Art. 180 Forgery of documents, &c., for purpose of obtaining property of deceased seamen.
180. Art. 181 Property of seamen discharged from Royal Navy.
181. Art. 182 Relief to seamen’s families to be chargeable on a certain proportion of their wages.
182. Art. 183 Notice to owner, and enforcement of charge.
183. Art. 184 Penalty on masters of ships leaving certain seamen in distress in the United Kingdom.
184. Art. 185 Relief of destitute lascars.
185. Art. 186 Discharge of seamen in foreign countries
186. Art. 187 Penalty for forcing seamen on shore or leaving them behind
187. Art. 188 Seamen not to be discharged or left abroad unless sanction or certificate obtained
188. Art. 189 Accounts and payment of wages in case of seamen left abroad
189. Art. 190 Regulations as to relief and maintenance of distressed seamen
190. Art. 191 Provisions for maintenance and relief of distressed seamen
191. Art. 192 Masters of ships compelled to take distressed seamen
192. Art. 193 Recovery of expenses of relief of distressed seamen
193. Art. 194 Payment of expenses out of Mercantile Marine Fund
194. Art. 195 Seamen allowed to leave their ships in order to enter the Navy.
195. Art. 196 Money and effects of seamen volunteering into Navy.
196. Art. 197 Wages of seamen received into Navy.
197. Art. 198 Complaints as to provisions or water.
198. Art. 199 Allowance for short or bad provisions.
199. Art. 200 Regulations respecting medicines, anti-scorbutics, &c.
200. Art. 201 Weights and measures on board.
201. Art. 202 Inspection of medicines, medical stores, and anti-scorbutics.
202. Art. 203 Medical inspection of seamen.
203. Art. 204 Appointment of medical inspectors.
204. Art. 205 Appointment of medical inspector, and regulations as to supply of anti-scorbutics in colonies.
205. Art. 206 Inspection of provisions and water for crew of certain ships.
206. Art. 207 Expenses of medical attendance in case of illness.
207. Art. 208 Recovery of expenses from owner.
208. Art. 209 Certain ships to carry medical practitioners.
209. Art. 210 ccommodation for seamen.
210. Art. 211 Facilities for making complaint.
211. Art. 212 Assignment or sale of salvage invalid.
212. Art. 213 No debt exceeding 5s. recoverable till end of voyage.
213. Art. 214 Seamen’s lodging-houses. 30 & 31 Vict. c. 101. 41 & 42 Vict. c. 52.
214. Art. 215 Penalty for overcharges by lodging-house keepers.
215. Art. 216 Penalty for detaining seamen’s effects.
216. Art. 217 Penalty for solicitations by lodging-house keepers.
217. Art. 218 Penalty for being on board ship without permission before seamen leave.
218. Art. 219 Application of provisions of previous section to foreign ships.
219. Art. 220 Misconduct endangering life or ship.
220. Art. 221 Desertion and absence without leave.
221. Art. 222 Conveyance of deserter on board ship.
222. Art. 223 Provisions as to arrest and imprisonment applying out of the United Kingdom.
223. Art. 224 Power of court to order offender to be taken on board ship.
224. Art. 225 General offences against discipline.
225. Art. 226 Summary remedies not to affect other remedies.
226. Art. 227 Penalty for false statement as to last ship or name.
227. Art. 228 Entry of offences in official log.
228. Art. 229 Entries and certificates of desertion abroad.
229. Art. 230 Register of deserters.
230. Art. 231 Facilities for proving desertion in proceedings for forfeiture of wages.
231. Art. 232 Application of forfeitures.
232. Art. 233 Decision of questions of forfeiture and deductions in suits for wages.
233. Art. 234 Ascertainment of amount of forfeiture out of wages.
234. Art. 235 Deduction from wages, and payments to superintendents, etc. of fines.
235. Art. 236 Penalty for enticing to desert and harbouring deserters.
236. Art. 237 Penalty on stowaways, and discipline of stowaways and seamen carried under compulsion.
237. Art. 238 Deserters from foreign ships.
238. Art. 239 Official logs to be kept and to be evidence.
239. Art. 240 Entries required in official log-book.
240. Art. 241 Offences in respect of official logs.
241. Art. 242 Delivery of official logs to superintendent of mercantile marine office.
242. Art. 243 Official logs to be sent home in case of transfer of ship, and in case of loss.
243. Art. 244 Continuance and constitution of local marine board.
244. Art. 245 Control of Board of Trade over local marine boards.
245. Art. 246 Establishment and control of mercantile marine offices.
246. Art. 247 Business of mercantile marine office.
247. Art. 248 Embezzlement by officers of local marine boards. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96.
248. Art. 249 Power to dispense with transaction of certain matters at mercantile marine offices.
249. Art. 250 Prohibition on taking fees at mercantile marine office.
250. Art. 251 Establishment of register office.
251. Art. 252 Register of seamen.
252. Art. 253 Lists of the crew.
253. Art. 254 Return of births and deaths in British ships.
254. Art. 255 Return in case of transfer or loss of ship.
255. Art. 256 Transmission of documents to registrar by superintendents and other officers. 1 & 2 Vict. c. 94. 40 & 41 Vict. c. 55.
256. Art. 257 Deposit of documents at foreign ports and in colonies.
257. Art. 258 Documents to be handed over to successor on change of master.
258. Art. 259 Corporations, &c. may grant sites for sailors homes.
259. Art. 260 Application of Part II. to ships registered in the United Kingdom.
260. Art. 261 Application of Part II. to ships registered elsewhere than in the United Kingdom.
261. Art. 262 Partial application of Part II. to ships of lighthouse authorities and pleasure yachts.
262. Art. 263 Partial application of Part II. to fishing boats.
263. Art. 264 Application of Part II. to colony by colonial legislatures.
264. Art. 265 Conflict of laws.
265. Art. 266 Unregistered ship deemed to be registered in United Kingdom for certain purposes.
266. Art. 267 Definition of “passenger” and “passenger steamer.”
267. Art. 268 “Emigrant ship,” &c. to which Part applies.
268. Art. 269 Scale for determining length of voyages.
269. Art. 270 Definition of colonial voyage.
270. Art. 271 Annual survey of passenger steamers.
271. Art. 272 Mode of survey and declaration of survey.
272. Art. 273 Transmission of declaration.
273. Art. 274 Issue of passenger steamer’s certificate.
274. Art. 275 Appeal to court of survey.
275. Art. 276 Transmission of certificate.
276. Art. 277 Fees for certificate.
277. Art. 278 Duration of certificates.
278. Art. 279 Cancellation of certificate.
279. Art. 280 Delivery up of certificate.
280. Art. 281 Posting up of certificate.
281. Art. 282 Penalty for forgery of certificate or declaration.
282. Art. 283 Penalty for carrying passengers in excess.
283. Art. 284 Colonial certificates for passenger steamers.
284. Art. 285 Equipment of passenger steamers with compasses, hose, deck shelters, and safety appliances.
285. Art. 286 Prohibition of increasing weight on safety valve.
286. Art. 287 Offences in connexion with passenger steamers.
287. Art. 288 Power to exclude drunken passengers on home trade passenger steamers.
288. Art. 289 Preliminary survey of emigrant ship.
289. Art. 290 Equipment with compasses, chronometers, fire engine, anchors, &c.
290. Art. 291 Limit of number of steerage passengers to be carried on emigrant ships.
291. Art. 292 Limit of number of steerage passengers to be carried on emigrant ships.
292. Art. 293 Regulations as to accommodation of steerage passengers.
293. Art. 294 Stowage of goods.
294. Art. 295 Supply of provisions and water.
295. Art. 296 Mode of carrying water.
296. Art. 297 Provision for touching at intermediate ports to take in water.
297. Art. 298 Issue of water or provisions during voyage.
298. Art. 299 Issue of water or provisions during voyage.
299. Art. 300 Medical stores.
300. Art. 301 Regulations as to carriage of dangerous goods, and of horses and cattle. 38 & 39 Vict. c. 17.
301. Art. 302 Carriage of military stores.
302. Art. 303 Medical practitioners.
303. Art. 304 Steerage passengers stewards, cooks, and interpreters.
304. Art. 305 Crew of emigrant ship.
305. Art. 306 Medical inspection of steerage passengers and crew.
306. Art. 307 Relanding of persons for medical reasons.
307. Art. 308 Return of passage money to persons relanded for medical reasons.
308. Art. 309 Bond to be given by master of emigrant ship.
309. Art. 310 Evidence of bond.
310. Art. 311 Passengers lists.
311. Art. 312 Lists of passengers embarked after clearance.
312. Art. 313 Attempt to gain passage without payment.
313. Art. 314 Certificate for clearance.
314. Art. 315 Facilities to be given for the inspection of ships.
315. Art. 316 Ships putting back to replenish provisions, &c.
316. Art. 317 Emigrant ships putting back to be reported to emigration officer.
317. Art. 318 Appeal to court of survey.
318. Art. 319 Forfeiture of ship proceeding to sea without certificate for clearance.
319. Art. 320 Contract tickets for passengers.
320. Art. 321 Summary remedy for breach of contract.
321. Art. 322 Penalty for failure to produce contract ticket.
322. Art. 323 Penalty for altering, or inducing any one to part with, contract ticket.
323. Art. 324 Sanitary and other regulations by Order in Council.
324. Art. 325 Discipline on board.
325. Art. 326 Sale of spirits prohibited on emigrant ships.
326. Art. 327 Maintenance of steerage passengers after arrival.
327. Art. 328 Return of passage money and compensation to passengers when passage not provided according to contract.
328. Art. 329 Subsistence in case of detention.
329. Art. 330 Penalty for landing steerage passengers at wrong place.
330. Art. 331 Provisions in case of an emigrant ship being wrecked or damaged in or near British Islands.
331. Art. 332 Expenses of rescue and conveyance of wrecked passengers.
332. Art. 333 Forwarding of passengers by governors or consuls.
333. Art. 334 Recovery of expenses incurred in conveying wrecked passengers and forwarding passengers.
334. Art. 335 Validity of insurance of passage money.
335. Art. 336 List of steerage passengers brought to the British Islands.
336. Art. 337 Number of steerage passengers on ships bringing passengers to British Islands.
337. Art. 338 Provisions and water in ships carrying steerage passengers to British Islands.
338. Art. 339 Application to foreign ships carrying passengers of provisions respecting registration of births and deaths.
339. Art. 340 Saving for right of action on contract for passage.
340. Art. 341 Passage broker.
341. Art. 342 Passage brokers to enter into bond and obtain licence.
342. Art. 343 Granting of licences to passage brokers.
343. Art. 344 Forfeiture of licence.
344. Art. 345 Passage brokers agents.
345. Art. 346 List of agents and runners to be exhibited by brokers, and sent to emigration officers.
346. Art. 347 Emigrant runner.
347. Art. 348 Emigrant runner’s licence.
348. Art. 349 Renewal of badge.
349. Art. 350 Penalties on persons acting without licence or badge, using badge not lawfully issued, or employing unlicensed person.
350. Art. 351 Penalties on emigrant runners for certain acts of misconduct.
351. Art. 352 Emigrant runners commission and fees.
352. Art. 353 Frauds in procuring passages.
353. Art. 354 Penalties for fraud in connexion with assisting emigration.
354. Art. 355 Emigration officers and assistants.
355. Art. 356 Recovery of fines.
356. Art. 357 Recovery of passage and subsistence money, compensation, and damages.
357. Art. 358 Protection of persons executing Act. 56 & 57 Vict. c. 61.
358. Art. 359 Owner responsible for default in absence of agreement
359. Art. 360 Forms and fees.
360. Art. 361 Posting of abstracts of Part III. in emigrant ships.
361. Art. 362 Byelaws by harbour authority.
362. Art. 363 Exemption from survey of foreign passenger steamer or emigrant ship in certain cases.
363. Art. 364 Application to certain voyages.
364. Art. 365 Limited application of Part III. of Act to colonial voyages.
365. Art. 366 Modification of provisions of Part III. in their application to British possessions.
366. Art. 367 Powers of governors of colonies as to numbers of steerage passengers.
367. Art. 368 Power for legislature of India to apply Part III.
368. Art. 369 Application of Part IV.
369. Art. 370 Definitions.
370. Art. 371 Ascertainment of tonnage of fishing boat.
371. Art. 372 Extent of Part IV.
372. Art. 373 Registry of British fishing boat. 31 & 32 Vict. c. 45. 46 & 47 Vict. c. 22. 39 & 40 Vict. c. 36.
373. Art. 374 Effect of registry of fishing boat. 31 & 32 Vict. c. 45. 46 & 47 Vict. c. 22.
374. Art. 375 Rules as to boats and lifebuoys of fishing boats.
375. Art. 376 Offences by seamen and apprentices.
376. Art. 377 Civil right unaffected by criminal provisions.
377. Art. 378 Application of forfeitures.
378. Art. 379 Deserters and others may be sent back to their boats.
379. Art. 380 Apprehension of seamen guilty of certain offences.
380. Art. 381 Dealing with seaman who refuses to proceed to sea, &c.
381. Art. 382 Notice by seaman that he intends to absent himself.
382. Art. 383 Calculation of wages.
383. Art. 384 Facilities for proving desertion so far as concerns forfeiture of wages.
384. Art. 385 Record and report of death, injury, ill-treatment, punishment, casualties, &c.
385. Art. 386 Inquiry as to death, injury, ill-treatment, punishment, &c.
386. Art. 387 Decision of disputes by superintendent.
387. Art. 388 Accounts to be rendered by owners.
388. Art. 389 Agreements for fishing vessels in Scotland.
389. Art. 390 Fees payable on engagements and discharges.
390. Art. 391 Control of Board of Trade.
391. Art. 392 Restriction on apprentice ships and agreements in the case of young boys.
392. Art. 393 Boys to be properly apprenticed or have proper agreements.
393. Art. 394 Assistance by superintendents.
394. Art. 395 Apprenticeships and agreements with boys to be made before superintendent.
395. Art. 396 Enforcement by superintendents of indentures or agreements.
396. Art. 397 Powers of superintendent under indenture or agreement.
397. Art. 398 Prohibition on taking money for apprenticeships and boys agreements.
398. Art. 399 Agreements with crew.
399. Art. 400 Form, period, and condition of agreement.
400. Art. 401 Mode of entering into agreements.
401. Art. 402 Agreements by owner or for service in two or more fishing boats.
402. Art. 403 Fishing boats running agreements.
403. Art. 404 Endorsement of engagements and discharge on running agreements.
404. Art. 405 Report of crew.
405. Art. 406 Statement of change of crew in case of running agreements.
406. Art. 407 Alterations, &c. in agreements to be attested.
407. Art. 408 Offences as to agreements with the crew.
408. Art. 409 Account of wages.
409. Art. 410 Certificate of discharge.
410. Art. 411 Compensation to seamen improperly discharged.
411. Art. 412 Provision as to discharge, &c. to apply in the case of any sort of agreement.
412. Art. 413 Skippers and second hands to hold certificate of competency.
413. Art. 414 Granting of certificate of competency.
414. Art. 415 Certificate of service.
415. Art. 416 Registers of certificated skippers and second hands.
416. Art. 417 Board of Trade regulations as to conveyance of fish from trawlers.
417. Art. 418 Collision regulations.
418. Art. 419 Observance of collision regulations.
419. Art. 420 Inspection as to lights and fog signals.
420. Art. 421 Saving for local rules of navigation in harbours, &c.
421. Art. 422 Duty of vessel to assist the other in case of collision.
422. Art. 423 Collisions to be entered in official log.
423. Art. 424 Application of collision regulations to foreign ships.
424. Art. 425 Report to Board of Trade of accidents to steamships.
425. Art. 426 Notice of loss of British ship to be given to the Board of Trade.
426. Art. 427 Rules as to life-saving appliances.
427. Art. 428 Duties of owners and masters as to carrying life-saving appliances.
428. Art. 429 Appointment of consultative committee for framing rules.
429. Art. 430 Penalty for breach of rules.
430. Art. 431 Survey of ship with respect to life-saving appliances.
431. Art. 432 Adjustment of compasses and provision of hose.
432. Art. 433 Placing undue weight on safety valve.
433. Art. 434 Signals of distress.
434. Art. 435 Provision of signals of distress, inextinguishable lights, and life-buoys.
435. Art. 436 Ship’s draught of water to be recorded.
436. Art. 437 Marking of deck-lines.
437. Art. 438 Marking of load-line.
438. Art. 439 Ships with submerged load-lines deemed unsafe.
439. Art. 440 Time, &c. for marking of load-line in case of foreign-going vessels
440. Art. 441 Time, &c. for marking of load-line in case of coasting vessels
441. Art. 442 Penalty for offences in relation to marking of load-line.
442. Art. 443 Regulations as to load-line.
443. Art. 444 Provision as to colonial ships with respect to load-lines.
444. Art. 445 Provision as to foreign ships with respect to load-lines.
445. Art. 446 Restrictions on carriage of dangerous goods. 38 & 39 Vict. c. 17.
446. Art. 447 Penalty for misdescription of dangerous goods.
447. Art. 448 Power to deal with goods suspected of being dangerous.
448. Art. 449 Forfeiture of dangerous goods improperly sent or carried.
449. Art. 450 Saving for other enactments relating to dangerous goods.
450. Art. 451 Loading of Timber.
451. Art. 452 Obligation to take precautions to prevent grain cargo from shifting.
452. Art. 453 Precautions against shifting of grain cargo laden in port in Mediterranean or Black Sea or on coast of North America.
453. Art. 454 Notice by master of kind and quantity of grain cargo. 39 & 40 Vict. c. 36.
454. Art. 455 Power of Board of Trade for enforcing provisions as to carriage of grain.
455. Art. 456 Definition of grain, &c.
456. Art. 457 Sending unseaworthy ship to sea a misdemeanor.
457. Art. 458 Obligation of shipowner to crew with respect to use of reasonable efforts to secure seaworthiness.
458. Art. 459 Power to detain unsafe ships, and procedure for detention.
459. Art. 460 Liability for costs and damages.
460. Art. 461 Power to require from complainant security for costs.
461. Art. 462 Application to foreign ships of provisions as to detention.
462. Art. 463 Survey of ships alleged by seamen to be unseaworthy.
463. Art. 464 Shipping casualties.
464. Art. 465 Preliminary inquiry into shipping casualties.
465. Art. 466 Formal investigation of shipping casualties.
466. Art. 467 List of assessors.
467. Art. 468 Inquiry in case of loss of life from fishing vessel’s boat.
468. Art. 469 Power of Board of Trade as to certificate.
469. Art. 470 Power to court of investigation or inquiry as to certificate.
470. Art. 471 Inquiry into conduct of certificated officer.
471. Art. 472 Removal of master by Admiralty Court.
472. Art. 473 Delivery of certificate cancelled or suspended.
473. Art. 474 Power of Board of Trade to restore certificate.
474. Art. 475 Re-hearing of inquiries and investigations.
475. Art. 476 Investigations before stipendiary magistrate.
476. Art. 477 Power to appoint wreck commissioners.
477. Art. 478 Authority for colonial court to make inquiries into shipping casualties and conduct of officers.
478. Art. 479 Rules as to investigations and inquiries.
479. Art. 480 Cases in which naval courts may be summoned.
480. Art. 481 Constitution of naval courts.
481. Art. 482 Functions of naval courts.
482. Art. 483 Powers of naval courts.
483. Art. 484 Report of proceedings of naval courts.
484. Art. 485 Penalty for preventing complaint or obstructing investigation.
485. Art. 486 Application of provisions as to naval courts.
486. Art. 487 Constitution of court of survey.
487. Art. 488 Power and procedure of court of survey.
488. Art. 489 Rules for procedure of court of survey, &c.
489. Art. 490 Reference in difficult cases to scientific persons.
490. Art. 491 Payments to officers of courts.
491. Art. 492 Definitions under Part VII.
492. Art. 493 Power of shipowner to enter and land goods on default by owner of goods.
493. Art. 494 Lien for freight on landing goods.
494. Art. 495 Discharge of lien.
495. Art. 496 Provisions as to deposits by owners of goods.
496. Art. 497 Sale of goods by warehousemen.
497. Art. 498 Application of proceeds of sale.
498. Art. 499 Warehouseman’s rent and expenses.
499. Art. 500 Warehousemen’s protection.
500. Art. 501 Saving for powers under local Acts.
501. Art. 502 Limitation of shipowner’s liability in certain cases of loss of, or damage to, goods.
502. Art. 503 Limitation of owner’s liability in certain cases loss of life, injury, or damage.
503. Art. 504 Power of courts to consolidate claims against owners, &c.
504. Art. 505 Part owners to account in respect of damages.
505. Art. 506 Insurances of certain risks not invalid.
506. Art. 507 Proof of passengers on board ship.
507. Art. 508 Liability in certain cases not affected.
508. Art. 509 Extent of Part VIII.
509. Art. 510 Definition of “ wreck ” and “salvage.”
510. Art. 511 Duty of receiver where vessel in distress.
511. Art. 512 Powers of the receiver in case of vessels in distress.
512. Art. 513 Power to pass over adjoining lands.
513. Art. 514 Power of receiver to suppress plunder and disorder by force.
514. Art. 515 Liability for damage in case of a vessel plundered. 49 & 50 Vict. c. 38. 1 Geo. 1. st. 2. c. 5. 16 & 17 Vict. c. 38.
515. Art. 516 Exercise of powers of receiver in his absence.
516. Art. 517 Examination in respect of ships in distress.
517. Art. 518 Provision as to wreck found or brought within the United Kingdom.
518. Art. 519 Penalty for taking wreck at time of casualty.
519. Art. 520 Notice of wreck to be given by receiver.
520. Art. 521 Claims of owners to wreck.
521. Art. 522 Immediate sale of wreck by receiver in certain cases.
522. Art. 523 Right of Crown to unclaimed wreck.
523. Art. 524 Notice of unclaimed wreck to be given to persons entitled.
524. Art. 525 Disposal of unclaimed wreck.
525. Art. 526 Disputed title to unclaimed wreck.
526. Art. 527 Delivery of unclaimed wreck by receivers not to prejudice title.
527. Art. 528 Power to Board of Trade to purchase rights to wreck.
528. Art. 529 Admiral not to interfere with wreck.
529. Art. 530 Removal of wreck by harbour or conservancy authority.
530. Art. 531 Power of lighthouse authority to remove wreck.
531. Art. 532 Powers of removal to extend to tackle, cargo, &c.
532. Art. 533 Power for Board of Trade to determine certain questions between authorities.
533. Art. 534 Powers to be cumulative.
534. Art. 535 Taking wreck to foreign port.
535. Art. 536 Interfering with wrecked vessel or wreck.
536. Art. 537 Summary procedure for concealment of wreck.
537. Art. 538 Marine store dealer to have his name and trade painted on his shop.
538. Art. 539 Marine store dealer to keep proper books.
539. Art. 540 Marine store dealer not to purchase from person under sixteen.
540. Art. 541 Marine store dealer not to cut up cable, &c.
541. Art. 542 Permit to be advertised before dealer proceeds to act thereon.
542. Art. 543 Marking of anchors.
543. Art. 544 Salvage payable for saving life.
544. Art. 545 Salvage of life from foreign vessels.
545. Art. 546 Salvage of cargo or wreck.
546. Art. 547 Determination of salvage disputes. 31 & 32 Vict. c. 71. 30 & 31 Vict. c. 114.
547. Art. 548 Determination of disputes as to salvage summarily.
548. Art. 549 Appeal in case of salvage disputes
549. Art. 550 As to arbitrators in Ireland.
550. Art. 551 Valuation of property by receiver.
551. Art. 552 Detention of property liable for salvage by a receiver.
552. Art. 553 Sale of detained property by receiver.
553. Art. 554 Agreement as to salvage.
554. Art. 555 Apportionment of salvage under 200l. by receiver.
555. Art. 556 Apportionment of salvage by Admiralty Courts.
556. Art. 557 Salvage by Her Majesty’s ships.
557. Art. 558 Salvage by Her Majesty’s ships abroad.
558. Art. 559 Provisions as to bond to be executed.
559. Art. 560 Execution of bond.
560. Art. 561 Enforcement of bond.
561. Art. 562 Saving for other salvage rights.
562. Art. 563 Exemption from stamp duty.
563. Art. 564 Punishment for forgery and false representations.
564. Art. 565 Jurisdiction of High Court in salvage.
565. Art. 566 Appointment of receivers of wreck.
566. Art. 567 Receivers’ fees.
567. Art. 568 Remuneration for services by coastguard.
568. Art. 569 Provisions as to duties, &c. on wrecked goods.
569. Art. 570 Powers of sheriff in Scotland
570. Art. 571 Saving for Cinque ports.
571. Art. 572 Application of Part X.
572. Art. 573 Pilotage authority.
573. Art. 574 Continuance of existing pilotage authorities.
574. Art. 575 Constitution of new pilotage authorities.
575. Art. 576 Transfer of pilotage jurisdiction.
576. Art. 577 Direct representation of pilots, &c. on pilotage authority.
577. Art. 578 Exemption from compulsory pilotage.
578. Art. 579 Power of Board of Trade to give facilities with respect to licences, rates, &c.
579. Art. 580 Making and confirming provisional orders.
580. Art. 581 Power of pilotage authorities as to exemptions from compulsory pilotage.
581. Art. 582 Power of pilotage authorities to make byelaws.
582. Art. 583 Confirmation of byelaws.
583. Art. 584 Appeal against byelaws or regulations not made under this Act.
584. Art. 585 Returns by pilotage authorities to Board of Trade.
585. Art. 586 Registration of pilot licences.
586. Art. 587 Copies of pilotage provisions to be furnished to pilot.
587. Art. 588 Licensed pilot to produce licence to employer.
588. Art. 589 Production and return of licence to pilotage authority.
589. Art. 590 Penalty on fraudulent use of licence.
590. Art. 591 Recovery of pilotage dues.
591. Art. 592 Receiving or offering improper rates of pilotage.
592. Art. 593 Pilotage rate for leading ships.
593. Art. 594 Allowance to licensed pilot taken out of his district.
594. Art. 595 Penalty on making a false declaration to pilot as to draught of ship.
595. Art. 596 Occasions on which unqualified pilots may act.
596. Art. 597 Power of qualified to supersede unqualified pilot.
597. Art. 598 Penalties as to employment of unqualified pilot.
598. Art. 599 Grant of pilotage certificates to masters and mates.
599. Art. 600 Appeal by master or mate to Board of Trade
600. Art. 601 Withdrawal of certificate.
601. Art. 602 Fees for pilotage certificates.
602. Art. 603 Compulsory pilotage.
603. Art. 604 Home trade passenger ships to carry pilots.
604. Art. 605 Exemption from compulsory pilotage.
605. Art. 606 Offences of pilots.
606. Art. 607 Penalty on pilot endangering ship, life, or limb.
607. Art. 608 Penalty on pilot obtaining charge of a ship by misrepresentation.
608. Art. 609 Powers of pilotage committee to suspend or dismiss pilot.
609. Art. 610 Appeals from suspension or dismissal. 51 & 52 Vict c. 43. 6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 13. 40 & 41 Vict. c. 56.
610. Art. 611 Approval of pilot boats.
611. Art. 612 Characteristics of pilot boats.
612. Art. 613 Display of pilot flag when pilot is on board vessel.
613. Art. 614 Penalty on ordinary boat displaying pilot flag.
614. Art. 615 Signals to be displayed by ships requiring a pilot.
615. Art. 616 Power of Trinity House to alter regulations.
616. Art. 617 Power of Trinity House to appoint sub-commissioners.
617. Art. 618 Licensing of pilots by Trinity House within certain limits.
618. Art. 619 Regulations as to pilots licences.
619. Art. 620 Pilot’s liability limited.
620. Art. 621 Power to revoke and suspend licences.
621. Art. 622 Compulsory pilotage districts of Trinity House.
622. Art. 623 Constant supply of pilots at Dungeness.
623. Art. 624 Ships from London coming past Dungeness to take the first pilot.
624. Art. 625 Exemption from compulsory pilotage.
625. Art. 626 Rates of pilotage.
626. Art. 627 Pilotage dues for foreign ships for port of London.
627. Art. 628 Receipt and application of pilotage dues payable by foreign ships.
628. Art. 629 Settlement of difference as to draught of ship.
629. Art. 630 Payments to be made to the Pilot Fund.
630. Art. 631 Application of fund.
631. Art. 632 Appointment of sub-commissioners by Trinity Houses of Hull and Newcastle.
632. Art. 633 Limitation of liability of owner or masters where pilotage is compulsory.
633. Art. 634 Management of lighthouses, buoys, and beacons.
634. Art. 635 Returns and information to Board of Trade.
635. Art. 636 Power of Board of Trade to inspect on complaint made.
636. Art. 637 Inspection by Trinity House.
637. Art. 638 General power of lighthouse autorities.
638. Art. 639 Power as to land.
639. Art. 640 Restrictions on exercise of lighthouse powers by Commissioners.
640. Art. 641 Power of Trinity House to direct lighthouse works to be done.
641. Art. 642 Additions to lighthouses.
642. Art. 643 Light dues payable in respect of certain ships.
643. Art. 644 Dues for new lighthouses.
644. Art. 645 Revision of light dues by Order in Council.
645. Art. 646 Regulation of light dues by lighthouse authorities.
646. Art. 647 Publication of light dues and regulations.
647. Art. 648 Application and collection of light dues.
648. Art. 649 Recovery of light dues.
649. Art. 650 Distress on ship for light dues.
650. Art. 651 Receipt for light dues.
651. Art. 652 Inspection of local lighthouses.
652. Art. 653 Control of local lighthouse authorities by general lighthouse authorities.
653. Art. 654 Surrender of local lighthouses.
654. Art. 655 Light dues for local light.
655. Art. 656 Application of local light dues.
656. Art. 657 Reduction of local light dues.
657. Art. 658 Payment of lighthouse expenses out of General Lighthouse Fund.
658. Art. 659 Establishments of general lighthouse authorities.
659. Art. 660 Estimates or accounts of expenses sent to Board of Trade.
660. Art. 661 Advances by Treasury for lighthouse expenses.
661. Art. 662 Mortgage of General Lighthouse Fund for lighthouse expenditure
662. Art. 663 Advances by Public Works Loan Commissioners.
663. Art. 664 Accounts of general light-house authorities.
664. Art. 665 Power to grant pensions.
665. Art. 666 Injury to lighthouses, &c.
666. Art. 667 Prevention of false lights.
667. Art. 668 Incorporation of Commissioners of Northern Lights.
668. Art. 669 Restriction on exercise in powers in the Channel Islands.
669. Art. 670 Dues for colonial lighthouses, &c.
670. Art. 671 Collection and recovery of colonial light dues.
671. Art. 672 Payment of colonial light dues to Paymaster General.
672. Art. 673 Application of colonial light dues.
673. Art. 674 Advances for construction and repair of colonial lighthouses, &c.
674. Art. 675 Accounts of colonial light dues.
675. Art. 676 Sums payable to the Mercantile Marine Fund. 45 & 46 Vict. c. 22. 53 & 54 Vict. c. 35.
676. Art. 677 Application of Mercantile Marine Fund. 45 & 46 Vict. c. 22. 53 & 54 Vict. c. 35.
677. Art. 678 Subsidy from Parliament to Mercantile Marine Fund.
678. Art. 679 Accounts and audit. 29 & 30 Vict. c. 39.
679. Art. 680 Prosecution of offences.
680. Art. 681 Application of Summary Jurisdiction Acts in certain cases.
681. Art. 682 Appeal on summary conviction.
682. Art. 683 Limitation of time for summary proceedings. 56 & 57 Vict. c. 61.
683. Art. 684 Provision as to jurisdiction in case of offences.
684. Art. 685 Jurisdiction over ships lying off the coasts.
685. Art. 686 Jurisdiction in case of offences on board ship. 12 & 13 Vict. c. 96.
686. Art. 687 Offences committed by British seamen at foreign ports to be within Admiralty Jurisdiction.
687. Art. 688 Power to arrest foreign ship that has occasioned damage.
688. Art. 689 Conveyance of offenders and witnesses to United Kingdom or British possession.
689. Art. 690 Inquiry into cause of death on board ship.
690. Art. 691 Depositions to be received in evidence when witness cannot be produced.
691. Art. 692 Enforcing detention of ship.
692. Art. 693 Sums ordered to be paid leviable by distress on ship.
693. Art. 694 Proof of attestation not required.
694. Art. 695 Admissibility of documents in evidence.
695. Art. 696 Service of documents.
696. Art. 697 Proof, &c. of exemption.
697. Art. 698 Declarations.
698. Art. 699 Application of penalties.
699. Art. 700 Expenses of prosecution of misdemeanor.
700. Art. 701 Payment of costs of prosecution of offences committed in Admiralty jurisdiction.
701. Art. 702 Offences punishable as misdemeanors.
702. Art. 703 Summary proceedings.
703. Art. 704 Form of complaint.
704. Art. 705 Warrants on summary proceedings
705. Art. 706 Backing arrestments.
706. Art. 707 Form of decree for payment of money.
707. Art. 708 Sentence and penalties in default of defender’s appearance.
708. Art. 709 Orders not to be quashed for want of form and to be final.
709. Art. 710 General rules, so far as applicable, to extend to penalties and proceedings in Scotland.
710. Art. 711 Prosecution of offences in British possession.
711. Art. 712 Application of Part XIII.
712. Art. 713 Superintendence of merchant shipping by Board of Trade.
713. Art. 714 Returns as to merchant shipping to Board of Trade.
714. Art. 715 Production of log books, &c by superintendents.
715. Art. 716 Application of fees, fines, &c.
716. Art. 717 Legal proceedings.
717. Art. 718 Expenses incurred by Commissioners of Customs.
718. Art. 719 Proof of documents.
719. Art. 720 Power of Board of Trade to prescribe forms.
720. Art. 721 Exemption from stamp duty
721. Art. 722 Offences as to use of forms.
722. Art. 723 Powers for seeing that Act is complied with.
723. Art. 724 Appointment of surveyors.
724. Art. 725 Power of surveyor for purpose of survey of ships.
725. Art. 726 Returns by surveyors to Board of Trade.
726. Art. 727 Appointment of surveyors in colonies.
727. Art. 728 Appointment of inspectors to report on accidents, &c.
728. Art. 729 Powers of inspectors.
729. Art. 730 Penalty for obstructing inspectors in the execution of their duty.
730. Art. 731 Exemption from rates.
731. Art. 732 Exemption from harbour dues.
732. Art. 733 Registration of private code of signals.
733. Art. 734 Application by Order in Council of provisions of Merchant Shipping Acts to foreign ships.
734. Art. 735 Power of colonial legislature to alter provisions of Act.
735. Art. 736 Regulation of coasting trade by colonial legislature. 32 & 33 Vict. c. 11.
736. Art. 737 Provision for foreign places where Her Majesty has jurisdiction.
737. Art. 738 Provision as to Orders in Council.
738. Art. 739 Notices, &c. to be in writing and provision as to sending by post.
739. Art. 740 Publication in London Gazette. 56 & 57 Vict. c. 66.
740. Art. 741 Exemption of Her Majesty’s ships.
741. Art. 742 Definitions. 53 & 54 Vict. c. 27. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 10.
742. Art. 743 Application of Act to ships propelled by electricity, &c.
743. Art. 744 Application of Act to certain fishing vessels.
744. Art. 745 Repeal. 17 & 18 Vict. c. 120. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 2. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 43.
745. Art. 746 Savings. 18 & 19 Vict. c. 104.
746. Art. 747 Short title.
747. Art. 748 Commencement.