# Merchant Shipping Act 1979, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For section 5 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947, including that Act as it applies in Northern Ireland, there shall be substituted—
“
5 (1) The provisions of sections 17 and 18 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 and of Schedule 4 to that Act (liability of shipowners and salvors) shall apply in relation to His Majesty’s ships as they apply in relation to other ships.
(2) In this section “ships” has the same meaning as in those provisions.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/39/schedule/5/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979/schedule-5/paragraph-3
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