SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Consequential Amendments

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1

The M1Merchant Shipping Act 1988 shall be amended as follows.

2

In section 11 (regulation of registration in British territories overseas)—

a

in subsection (1), for the words from “of ships” to “territories” there shall be substituted the words “ in relevant British possessions of ships other than small ships and fishing vessels ”;

b

in subsection (2)—

i

in paragraph (a) for the words “under Part I of the 1894 Act” there shall be substituted the words “ in such possessions ”;

ii

in paragraphs (b) and (c), for the words “overseas territory” there shall be substituted the words “ British possession ”; and

iii

in paragraph (c), for the words from “Part I” to the end there shall be substituted the words “ the law of that possession ”;

c

in subsection (3)—

i

for the word “territory” there shall be substituted the word “ possession ”; and

ii

the words “under Part I of the 1894 Act” shall be omitted; and

d

at the end insert—

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In this section—

  • “relevant British possession” has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc) Act 1993; and

  • “small ship” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 3 to that Act

3

In section 47 (application of Merchant Shipping Acts to ships chartered by demise to the Crown)—

a

in subsections (3) and (5), for the words “registration enactments” there shall be substituted the words “ Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993 ”;

b

in subsection (7)—

i

after the definition of “Government ship” there shall be inserted the following definition—

“the Merchant Shipping Acts” means the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1986, this Act and the Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993;

ii

the definition of “the registration enactments” shall be omitted.

4

In section 52 (disclosure of information to the Secretary of State by other government departments)—

a

in subsection (1), after paragraph (a), there shall be inserted—

aa

to the registrar of British ships (within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993), or

b

in subsections (1) and (3), for the words “Part I or Part II” there shall be substituted the words “ the Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993 ”.