Part B MODIFICATIONS OF THE SHIPPING CASUALTIES AND APPEALS AND RE-HEARINGS RULES 1923
The following are modifications of the Shipping Casualties and Appeals and Re-hearings Rules 1923 referred to in Article 9 of this Order:—
After the word “owner”, wherever it appears, there shall be added “or operator”.
Rule 1 shall not apply.
In Rule 2 the definition of “List of Assessors” shall be deleted and in the definition of judge the words “sheriff substitute, stipendiary magistrate, justices” shall be omitted.
In Rule 15 the words “Except where the certificate of an officer is cancelled or suspended in which case the decision shall always be given in open Court” shall be omitted.
In Rule 19 the words “other than an appeal under section 68 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1906” shall be omitted.
For Rule 20(e) there shall be substituted the following—
“The Court of Appeal shall be assisted by not less than two suitably qualified or experienced persons to be selected by the Court who shall have regard to the nature of the case.”
In Rule 21(a) the words “or 478” shall be omitted and after “1894” there shall be inserted the words “as applied by the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972”.
Rules 22 to 26 shall not apply.
Rules 30 and 31 shall not apply.
Part II of the Appendix shall not apply.