§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport on how many occasions alterations have been made to the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, by Statute and Statutory Instrument, respectively; and if he will give a list of such statutes and Statutory Instruments.
§ Mr. MarplesThe Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, has been altered and supplemented by the following 42 Merchant Shipping Acts and other Acts concerned substantially with merchant shipping:
Merchant Shipping (Exemption from Pilotage) Act, 1897.*
Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners) Act, 1898.*
Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act, 1898.
Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1900.
Shipowners' Negligence (Remedies) Act, 1905.*
Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Allotment) Act, 1911.
170WMerchant Shipping (Stevedores and Trimmers) Act, 1911.*
Maritime Convention Act, 1911.
Merchant Shipping (Certificates) Act, 1914.
Merchant Shipping (Convention) Act, 1914.*
British Ships (Transfer Restriction) Act, 1915.*
Merchant Shipping (Salvage) Act, 1916.*
British Ships (Transfer Restriction) Act, 1916.*
Merchant Shipping (Wireless Telegraphy) Act, 1919.*
Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1920.
Merchant Shipping (Scottish Fishing Boats) Act, 1920.
Merchant Shipping Acts (Amendment) Act, 1923.
Merchant Shipping (Equivalent Provisions) Act, 1925.
Merchant Shipping (International Labour Convention) Act, 1925.
Merchant Shipping (Line-Throwing Appliance) Act, 1928.*
Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932.
Pilotage Authorities (Limitation of Liability) Act, 1936.
Merchant Shipping (Superannuation Contributions) Act, 1937.
Merchant Shipping (Salvage) Act, 1940.*
Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1949.
Consular Conventions Act, 1949.
Administration of Justice Act, 1956.
Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1958.
Merchant Shipping (Minicoy Lighthouse) Act, 1960.
On numerous occasions Statutory Instruments have been made in exercise of powers conferred by these Acts. The Acts marked * were later repealed.
In addition the operation of the Merchant Shipping Acts has in some way been affected, modified or extended in the following 22 Acts:
Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act, 1920.
Statute of Westminster, 1931.
Ships and Aircraft (Transfer Restriction') Act, 1939.
Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1946.
Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1947.
Indian Independence Act, 1947.
Ceylon Independence Act, 1947.
British Nationality Act, 1948.
Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953.
Licensing (Seamen's Canteens) Act, 1954.
171WFederation of Malaya Independence Act, 1957.
Nigeria Independence Act, 1960.
Sierra Leone Independence Act, 1961.
Tanganyika Independence Act, 1961.
Jamaica Independence Act, 1962.
Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act, 1962.
Uganda Independence Act, 1962.