Merchant Shipping Act 1894
Definition of “passenger” and “passenger steamer.”
267.— For the purposes of this Part of this Act—
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The expression “ passenger steamer ” shall mean every British steamship carrying passengers to, from, or between any places in the United Kingdom except steam ferry boats working in chains (commonly called steam bridges) F125[…].
Annotations:
Amendments:
F124
Repealed (19.11.1953) by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1952 (29/1952), s. 8 and sch. 1, S.I. No. 338 of 1953.
F125
Deleted (1.06.1907) by Merchant Shipping Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7) c. 48, s. 85 and sch. 2, commenced as per s. 86(2).
Modifications (not altering text):
C50
References to passenger steamer construed (14.05.1967) by Merchant Shipping Act 1966 (20/1966), s. 19(2), S.I. No. 54 of 1967.
Amendment of section 271 of Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.
19.— ...
(2) References in the Merchant Shipping Acts to a passenger steamer shall be construed as including any ship while on or about to proceed on a voyage or excursion in any case where a passenger steamer's certificate is required to be in force in respect of her.
C51
Definition of "passenger steamer" construed (1.06.1907) by Merchant Shipping Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7) c. 48, s. 13, commenced as per s. 86(2).
Inclusion of foreign steam-ships as passenger steamers.
13. the definition of "passenger steamer" in section two hundred and sixty-seven of the principal Act shall be amended so as to include every foreign steamship (whether originally proceeding from a port in the United Kingdom or from a port out of the United Kingdom) which carries passengers to or from any place, or between any places, in the United Kingdom.
Editorial Notes:
E107
Previous affecting provision: section amended (1.01.1934) by Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act 1933 (42/1933), s. 32, S.I. 174 of 1933; definition of "passenger" deleted as per F-note above.