Merchant Shipping Act, 1894

Application of Act to certain fishing vessels.

744. Ships engaged in the whale, seal, walrus, or Newfoundland cod fisheries shall be deemed to be foreign-going ships for the purpose of this Act, and not fishing boats, with the exception of ships engaged in the Newfoundland cod fisheries which belong to ports in Canada or Newfoundland [1 and of ships engaged in the whale fisheries off the coast of Scotland and registered at ports in Scotland].

Repeal and Savings.

[1 Added by 6 Edw. 7. c. 48. s. 83.]