Paragraph 74

United Kingdom

In any offence-creating provision of the Merchant Shipping Acts—

(a)

any reference to doing a thing “wilfully” shall be construed as a reference to doing it “intentionally”;

(b)

any reference to “suffering” or “allowing” a thing to be done shall be construed as a reference to “permitting” it to be done; and

(c)

any reference to the absence of a reasonable “cause” shall be construed as a reference to the absence of a reasonable “excuse”.

Notes on the whole Act

F1: Act repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1) as amended (1.6.2004) by Merchant Shipping (Confirmation of Legislation and Repeals) (Jersey) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1284), art. 3