Merchant Shipping Act 1979
Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (1979 c. 39)
- Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (1979 c. 39)
- 1–12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Carriage of passengers and luggage by sea
- 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Liability of shipowners and salvors
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- 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Prevention of pollution from ships etc.
- 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 20A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Safety and health on ships
- 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Discipline
- 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Inspectors
- 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Deaths on ships
- 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Miscellaneous
- 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 40 Foreign action affecting shipping.
- 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Offences
- 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Supplemental
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- 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 . . .
- SCHEDULE 2 . . .
- Part I Text of Convention
- Definitions
- Application
- Liability of the carrier
- Performing carrier
- Valuables
- Contributory fault
- Limit of liability for personal injury
- Limit of liability for loss of or damage to luggage
- Monetary unit and conversion
- Supplementary provisions on limits of liability
- Defences and limits for carriers’ servants
- Aggregation of claims
- Loss of right to limit liability
- Basis for claims
- Notice of loss or damage to luggage
- Time-bar for actions
- Competent jurisdiction
- Invalidity of contractual provisions
- Other conventions on limitation of liability
- Nuclear damage
- Commercial carriage by public authorities
- Part II Provisions having effect in connection with Convention
- Interpretation
- Provisions adapting or supplementing specified articles of the Convention
- Other provisions adapting or supplementing the Convention
- Application of ss. 502 and 503 of Merchant Shipping Act 1894 and section 17 and 18 of this Act
- Part III Modifications of Parts I and II in consequence of Protocol of 19th November 1976
- Unit of account and conversion
- Part I Text of Convention
- Persons entitled to limit liability
- Claims subject to limitation
- Claims excepted from limitation
- Conduct barring limitation
- Counterclaims
- The general limits
- The limit for passenger claims
- Unit of Account
- Aggregation of claims
- Limitation of liability without constitution of a limitation fund
- Constitution of the fund
- Distribution of the fund
- Bar to other actions
- Governing law
- Part II Provisions having effect in connection with Convention
- Interpretation
- Right to limit liability
- Claims subject to limitation
- The general limits
- Limit for passenger claims
- Units of Account
- Constitution of fund
- Distribution of land
- Bar to other actions
- Meaning of “court”
- Meaning of “ship”
- Meaning of “State Party”
- The Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act 1900
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- The Crown Proceedings Act 1947
- The Hovercraft Act 1968
- The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971
- The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971
- Part I Maximum Fine of £50 on Summary Conviction
- Part II Maximum Fine of £200 on Summary Conviction
- Part III Maximum Fine of £500 on Summary Conviction
- Part IV Maximum Fine of £1,000 on Summary Conviction
- Part V Fine on Conviction on Indictment and Maximum Fine of £1,000 on Summary Conviction
- Part VI Miscellaneous Penalties on Summary Conviction
- Maximum fines of £50
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- Maximum fines of £200 and £20 a day
- Miscellaneous
- Part VII Other Penalties
- The Merchant Shipping Act 1894
- The Merchant Shipping Act 1921 1921 c. 28.
- The Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949
- The Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967
- The Merchant Shipping Act 1970
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- The Merchant Shipping Act 1974
- Part I Enactments Relating to Liability of Shipowners and Salvors
- Part II Other Enactments
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