{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979/schedule-6/part-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979/schedule-6/part-II.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/39",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping Act 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979",
  "path": "schedule/6/part/II",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Maximum Fine of £200 on Summary Conviction",
  "text": "Enactment\nSubject matter\nMerchant Shipping Act 1894 (c. 60)—\nsection 7(5)\nMarking of ships.\nsection 15(2)\nDelivery up of ship’s certificate of registry for purpose of navigation.\nsection 18(3)\nDelivery up of ship’s provisional certificate of registry to registrar.\nsection 20(4)\nDelivery up of certificate on change of ownership of ship.\nsection 21(3)\nNotice and delivery up of certificate on loss of ship or transfer to person not qualified to own British ship.\n. . .\n. . .\nsection 47(8)\nBreach of rules as to name of ship.\nsection 59(3)\nRegistration of particulars of ship’s managing owner or manager.\nsection 74(2)\nFailure to hoist national colours.\nsection 536(1)\nUnauthorised boarding of vessel which is wrecked or in distress.\nsection 726(3)\nFailure to give information and assistance to surveyor of ship.\nMerchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act 1932 (c. 9)-\nsection 27\nGoing to sea without approved signalling lamp.\nsection 29(2)\nForm of steering orders.\nMerchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36)—\nsection 22(4) excluding paragraphs (a) and (b)\nMaster’s failure to arrange for seamen to complain to proper officer about food.\n. . .\n. . .\nsection 47\nProduction of certificates of qualification.\nsection 51(4)\nEmployment in ships of persons under 18.\nsection 59\nFailure to deliver certificate as required by section 52, 53, 54 or 56.\nsection 74\nHanding over of documents on change of master.\nparagraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 2\nProduction of certificates of qualification.\nPrevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 (c. 60)-\nsection 10(5)\nRestrictions on transfer of oil at night.\nsection 18(8) except so far as it relates to obstruction\nFailure to comply with requirement to produce book or records or to certify true copy.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Entry repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 57(5), Sch. 7, (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/39/schedule/6/part/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:17:14.005654+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}