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Merchant Shipping Act

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Merchant Shipping Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in Malaysia and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to merchant shipping.

Merchant shipping acts and regulations also exist as well in other countries, and they are sometimes referred to as "Merchant Shipping Act" such as in Malta, India, Singapore, Kenya and South Africa. Each country has its specific rules regarding merchant shipping.

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Malaysia

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United Kingdom

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Merchant Shipping Act 1894

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Merchant Shipping Act 1894[2]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to consolidate Enactments relating to Merchant Shipping.
Citation57 & 58 Vict. c. 60
Territorial extent 
  • England and Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
  • Isle of Man
  • Dominions
  • British Colonies
Dates
Royal assent25 August 1894
Commencement1 January 1895
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60) consolidated a large number of previous merchant shipping laws into a single, large act.

Laws it repealed included:

Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act 1900

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Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act 1900
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, with respect to the Liability of Shipowners and others.
Citation63 & 64 Vict. c. 32
Dates
Royal assent6 August 1900
Other legislation
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and others) Act 1900 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. 32) introduced new rules relating to the liability of shipowners and the liability of harbour conservation authorities. The section on liability of shipowners was superseded by the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act 1958, but the other sections remain in force.

"The Merchant Shipping Acts"

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Each Merchant Shipping Act defines a collective title beginning "Merchant Shipping Acts", including itself and other acts whose short titles include "Merchant Shipping"; for example "The Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1994". The earliest act included is always the Merchant Shipping Act 1894.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Merchant Shipping Act 1979 as originally enacted
  2. ^ This short title is assigned by section 747 of this act.