Part IV

Safety

Safety and Health on Ships

Provisions supplementary to section 85: dangerous goods.
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1
Where any dangerous goods have been sent or carried, or attempted to be sent or carried, on board any ship, whether or not a United Kingdom ship—
a
without being marked as required by safety regulations,
b
without such notice having been given as is required by safety regulations,
c
under a false description, or
d
with a false description of their sender or carrier,
any court having Admiralty jurisdiction may declare the goods, and any package or receptacle in which they are contained, to be forfeited.
2
On a declaration of forfeiture being made, the goods shall be forfeited and they shall be disposed of as the court directs.
3
The powers conferred on the court by subsections (1) and (2) above are exercisable notwithstanding that the owner of the goods—
a
has not committed any offence under safety regulations relating to dangerous goods;
b
is not before the court; and
c
has no notice of the proceedings;
and notwithstanding that there is no evidence to show to whom the goods belong.
4
Nevertheless, the court may, in their discretion, require such notice as they may direct to be given to the owner or shipper of the goods before they are forfeited.
5
In this section “dangerous goods” means goods designated as dangerous goods by safety regulations.