Merchant Shipping Act 1995

1995 CHAPTER 21

An Act to consolidate the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1994 and other enactments relating to merchant shipping.

[19th July 1995]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Extent Information

E1 Act extends to U.K. except for ss. 18, 193(5), 68, 208 and 210; see ss. 315(1), 68(5), 208(5) and 210(11) respectively

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Act power to modify or apply conferred (30.3.2006) by Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006 (c. 8), s. 1(5)(b)

C2 Act excluded in part (7.1.2021) by The Merchant Shipping (Home Office Ships) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1551), arts. 1(1), 9

Commencement Information

I1 Act not in force at Royal Assent; Act in force on 1.6.1996 see s. 316(2) (subject as mentioned in ss. 182, 314, Sch. 14 para. 5)