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Merchant Shipping Act 1964

1964 c. 47 · Enacted 10 June 1964 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to enable effect to be given to an International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed in London on 17th June 1960; to amend section 271 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894; and for purposes connected therewith.

[10th June 1964]C1C2C3C4C5

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Modifications

C1

Functions of Minister of Transport under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State by virtue of S.I. 1965/145, art. 2, Sch. 1, 1970/1537, art. 2 and S.I. 1983/1127, art. 2(4)

C2

Act amended by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1977 (c. 24), ss. 1(3)(c), 4(1)

C3

Act extended by S.I. 1981/584, regs. 2–5

C4

Act 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

C5

Act excluded by S.I. 1989/1991, arts. 11–14

Contents

  1. Application of Act of 1949 to new Convention
  2. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. New requirements for cargo ships
  4. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. Damage control and life-saving appliances
  11. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. Radio installations and certificates
  14. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. Miscellaneous
  18. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. Supplementary
  24. 18Transitional provisions and repeals.
  25. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. Interpretation.
  27. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed