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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1897

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1897 - LONG TITLE

An Act to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, with respect to
the Power of Detention for undermanning.
[6th August 1897]
Extension of powers of detention for unsafety to undermanning.

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1897 - SECT 1

1.(1) Section four hundred and fifty-nine of the Merchant Shipping
Act, 1894 (which gives power to detain unsafe ships), shall apply
in the case of undermanning, and accordingly that section shall be
construed as if the words "or by reason of undermanning" were
inserted therein after the word "machinery," and as if the words
"or for ascertaining the sufficiency of her crew" were inserted
after the word "surveyed," and as if the words "or the manning of
the ship" were inserted therein after the words "reloading of
cargo," and the powers exerciseable under or for the purposes of
that section shall include power to muster the crew.

(2) Section four hundred and sixty-two of the Merchant Shipping Act,
1894 (which relates to foreign ships), shall also apply in the case
of undermanning, and accordingly ... residue amends s.462 of 1894
c.60

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1897 - SECT 2
Short title.

2. This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Act, 1897.