Merchant Shipping Act, 1981

Modifications of Act of 1952 and Act of 1966 for purposes of Convention of 1974.

2.—(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect for the purposes of enabling effect to be given to the Convention of 1974 (which replaces the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed in London on behalf of the Government on the 17th day of June, 1960).

(2) The Act of 1952 shall have effect as if—

(a) for the references therein to the Safety Convention there were substituted references to the Convention of 1974; and

(b) references therein to that Act, except in sections 1 and 2, included references to this Act.

(3) The Act of 1966 shall have effect as if—

(a) for the references therein to the Convention there were substituted references to the Convention of 1974; and

(b) references therein to that Act, except in sections 1 and 21, included references to this Act.

(4) Each of the following, namely—

(a) subsections (1) and (2) of section 10 of the Act of 1952, and

(b) subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the Act of 1966,

shall be construed and have effect as if after the words “and machinery of”, in each place where they occur, there were inserted “and the fuel used in”.

(5) Subsection (7) of section 39 of the Act of 1952 shall be construed and have effect as if—

(a) after “pulses and seeds” there were inserted “(whether in natural or processed form)”; and

(b) all the words from “, and the expression ‘ship carrying a cargo of grain’” to the end of the subsection were deleted.