Merchant Shipping Act


Merchant Shipping Act is a stock short title used in Malaysia and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to merchant shipping.
Merchant shipping acts and regulations also exist as well in other countries, and they are sometimes referred to as "Merchant Shipping Act" such as in Malta, India, Singapore, Kenya and South Africa. Each country has its specific rules regarding merchant shipping.

List

Malaysia

  • Merchant Shipping Act 1994

    United Kingdom

  • Merchant Shipping Act 1786
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1844
  • Merchant Shipping Law Amendment Act 1853
  • Merchant Shipping Repeal Act 1854
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1854
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1876
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1894
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1897
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1897
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1898
  • Merchant Shipping 1898
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1900
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1906
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1920
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1920
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1921
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1925
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1925
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1932
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1936
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1948
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1949
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1950
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1958
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1964
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1965
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1967
  • Fishing Vessels Act 1970
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1970
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1971
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1974
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1977
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1979
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1981
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1982
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1983
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1984
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1985
  • Safety at Sea Act 1986
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1988
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1993
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1994
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1995
  • Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997
  • Merchant Shipping Act 2006

    Merchant Shipping Act 1894

The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 consolidated a large number of previous merchant shipping laws into a single, large act.
Laws it repealed included:

Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and others) Act 1900

The introduced new rules relating to the liability of shipowners and the liability of harbour conservation authorities. The section on liability of shipowners was superseded by the Merchant Shipping Act 1958, but the other sections remain in force.

"The Merchant Shipping Acts"

Each Merchant Shipping Act defines a collective title beginning "Merchant Shipping Acts", including itself and other acts whose short titles include "Merchant Shipping"; for example "The Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1994". The earliest act included is always the Merchant Shipping Act 1894.