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Merchant Shipping (Safety And Load Line Conventions) Act 1932
1932 CHAPTER 9 22 and 23 Geo 5
An Act to give effect to an International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, signed in London on the thirty-first day of May, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, to give effect to an International Load Line Convention signed in London on the fifth day of July, nineteen hundred and thirty, and to amend the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1928, relating to passenger steamers life-saving appliances, wireless telegraphy, load lines, timber cargoes, and other matters affected by the said Conventions.
[17th March 1932]
Whereas a Convention (in this Act referred to as “the Safety Convention”) which is set out in the First Schedule to this Act, was signed on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom in London on the thirty-first day of May, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, for promoting safety of life at sea by establishing in common agreement uniform principles and rules directed thereto:
And whereas a Convention (in this Act referred to as “the Load Line Convention”) which is set out in the Second Schedule to this Act, was signed on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom in London on the fifth day of July, nineteen hundred and thirty, for promoting safety of life and property at sea, by establishing in common agreement uniform principles and rules with regard to the limits to which ships on international voyages may be loaded:
And whereas it is expedient to give effect to the said Conventions and to amend the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1928, relating to passenger steamers, life-saving appliances, wireless telegraphy, load lines, timber cargoes and other matters affected by the said Conventions:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Functions of the Board of Trade under this Act became exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State: S.I. 1970/1537, art. 2; ceased to be exercisable by the Board of Trade: S.I. 1983/1127, art. 2(4)
C2Act amended by S.I. 1983/708, regs. 1(3)(4)(b), 2
C3Act modified by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 47(2)(b), (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1) and by S.I. 1989/1991, art. 10
C4Act excluded by S.I. 1989/1991, arts. 11–14
Commencement Information
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent, Act wholly in force at 1.1.1933 by 1932/917
Part IU.K. Safety of Life at Sea
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5As it applies to the Isle of Man, Part I, except ss. 12, 24, 27, 29 and 30, repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X
1–4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1U.K.
Textual Amendments
[F25 Amendments of Merchant Shipping Acts as to life-saving appliances. U.K.
(1) . . . F3
F4(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F4(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) (5) . . . F5]
Textual Amendments
F2Ss. 1–11, 13–23, 25, 26, 28, 31–39 as they apply to the Isle of Man repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X
F4S. 5(2)(3) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
F5Ss. 5(4)(5), 6, 7, 9(2) repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C6The text of S. 5(2) (3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Wireless TelegraphyU.K.
6, 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6U.K.
Textual Amendments
F6Ss. 5(4)(5), 6, 7, 9(2) repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
F78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F7S. 8 as it applies to the Isle of Man repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X; S. 8 wholly repealed (1.6.1995) by S.I. 1995/1210, reg. 1(4)(c)(5) and expressed to be repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
F89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F8S. 9 as it applies to the Isle of Man repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X and wholly repealed (1.6.1995) by S.I. 1995/1210, reg. 1(4)(c)(5)
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9U.K.
Textual Amendments
CertificatesU.K.
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10U.K.
Textual Amendments
F1112. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F11S. 12 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art.3(2), Sch. 2
13–21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12U.K.
Textual Amendments
Miscellaneous Provisions for further Safety of Life at SeaU.K.
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13U.K.
Textual Amendments
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14U.K.
Textual Amendments
F14S. 23 repealed by Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (c. 27), s. 33, Sch. 2
F1524. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F15S. 24 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
25, 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16U.K.
Textual Amendments
F1727. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F17S. 27 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art.3(2), Sch. 2
28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18U.K.
Textual Amendments
F1929. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F19S. 29 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
F2030. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F20S. 30 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
F2131. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F21S. 31 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F22U.K.
Textual Amendments
SupplementalU.K.
33–35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F23U.K.
Textual Amendments
F2436. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F24S. 36 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
37, 38.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25U.K.
Textual Amendments
39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26U.K.
Textual Amendments
F26S. 39 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
Part IIU.K.
40–61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F27U.K.
Textual Amendments
Supplemental.U.K.
62 Amendment of ss. 436 and 454 of the principal Act. U.K.
F28(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) . . . F29
F28(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F28S. 62(1)(3) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
F29S. 62(2) repealed by Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (c. 27), s. 33, Sch. 2.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7The text of S. 62(1)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
63–67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F30U.K.
Textual Amendments
Part IIIU.K. General
68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F31U.K.
Textual Amendments
F3269. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F32S. 69 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
70–72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F33U.K.
Textual Amendments
F3473. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F34S. 73 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
F3574. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F35S. 74 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
SCHEDULES
F36FIRST SCHEDULEU.K. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1929
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F36Sch. 1 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
F39F39SECOND SCHEDULEU.K.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F39Sch. 2 repealed by Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Act 1967 (c. 27), s. 33, Sch. 2
F40F40THIRD SCHEDULEU.K.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F41F41FOURTH SCHEDULEU.K.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F41Sch. 4 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
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