§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the number of certificates which have been, respectively, cancelled or suspended by the courts of formal investigation held under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, during the year 1956; and, in the cases of suspension, the period of such suspension.
§ Mr. WatkinsonDuring the year 1956 two certificates were cancelled and 14 suspended by courts of formal investigation held under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. Three were suspended for a period of eighteen months, six for twelve months, one for eight months, three for six months and one for three months. In the last mentioned case there was a successful appeal to the High Court.