{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979/schedule-6/part-IV",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979/schedule-6/part-IV.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/39",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping Act 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1979",
  "path": "schedule/6/part/IV",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "Maximum Fine of £1,000 on Summary Conviction",
  "text": "Enactment\nSubject matter\nMerchant Shipping Act 1894 (c. 60)—\nsection 436(4)\nRecording of ship’s draught.\nsection 488(4)\nObstruction of survey of ship.\nsection 689(4)\nConveyance from abroad of offenders and witnesses.\nMerchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (c. 27)—\nsection 5\nObservance of marking requirements of ship.\nMerchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36)\nsection 20(6)\nContravention of crew accommodation regulations.\nsection 43(5)\nFalse statement to obtain certificate of competence.\nsection 48(2)\nGoing to sea with inadequate arrangements for translating orders to foreign crew.\nsection 50(2)\nFalse statement to obtain special certificate of competence.\n. . .\n. . .\nsection 76(4)\nObstruction of inspections and surveys.\nPrevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 (c. 60)—\nsection 11(3)\nFailure to report discharge of oil into waters of harbour.\nMerchant Shipping Act 1974 (c. 43)—\nsection 3(5)\nUnauthorised disclosure of information.\nsection 14(8)\nUnauthorised disclosure of information.\nparagraph 4(3) of Schedule 2\nObstruction of inspection or survey of foreign oil tanker.",
  "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      "text": "Entry repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 57(5), Sch. 7, (with s. 58(4), Sch. 8 para. 1)"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/IV",
    "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."
}