S.I. No. 223/1983 - Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (Adaptation) Order, 1983.


S.I. No. 223 of 1983.

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1894 (ADAPTATION) ORDER, 1983.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 12 of the Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922 (No. 2 of 1922), as adapted in consequence of the enactment of the Constitution and section 5 of the Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937 (No. 40 of 1937), hereby order as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (Adaptation) Order, 1983.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. Section 742 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, shall be construed and have effect as if—

( a ) the following definition were substituted for the definition of "foreign-going ship":

"'foreign-going', in relation to any ship, means employed in trading or going between some place or places in the State, Great Britain or Northern Ireland, and some place or places situated beyond the following limits, that is to say the coasts of the State, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and Continental Europe between the north bank of the River Eider and Brest, inclusive;" and

( b ) the following definition were substituted for the definition of "home trade ship":

"'home trade', in relation to any ship, means employed in trading or going within the following limits, that is to say the State, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Continental Europe between the north bank of the River Eider and Brest inclusive, and 'home trade limits' shall be construed accordingly.".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 27th day of

July, 1983.

GARRET FITZGERALD,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order substitutes up-to-date definitions of the terms "home trade" and "foreign-going" for the definitions of "home trade ship" and "foreign-going ship" respectively which appear in section 742 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.