{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-load-lines-act-1967/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-load-lines-act-1967/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1967/27",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-load-lines-act-1967",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make further provision as to load lines and related matters; to increase penalties under certain provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1965 relating to passenger steamers; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.\n[10th May 1967]\nWhereas a Convention entitled “the International Convention on Load Lines” (in this Act referred to as “the Convention of 1966”) was signed in London on 5th April, 1966:\nAnd whereas it is intended that the Convention of 1966 shall replace the Convention set out in Schedule 2 to the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act 1932:\nAnd whereas it is expedient to enable effect to be given to the Convention of 1966:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1932 c. 9."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Power to modify Act conferred by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), s. 22(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Power to amend Act conferred by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39, SIF 111), s. 41"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Functions of Board of Trade now exercisable by Secretary of State by virtue of S.I. 1970/1537, art. 2(1) and S.I. 1983/1227, art. 2(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act excluded by S.I. 1989/1991, arts. 11–14"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 34(3)(4); Act wholly in force at 21. 7. 1968."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/27/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:55:45.536036+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."
}