Merchant Shipping Act 1894
Prohibition of increasing weight on safety valve.
286.—A person shall not increase the weight on the safety valve of a passenger steamer beyond the limits fixed by the surveyor, and, if he does so, he shall, in addition to any other liability he may incur by so doing, be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
Annotations:
Amendments:
F152
Repealed byMerchant Shipping Act 1992 (2/1992), s. 4 and sch., not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C93
Prospective affecting provision: section repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1992 (2/1992), s. 4 and sch., not commenced as of date of revision.
286.—F152[…]
Editorial Notes:
E128
A fine of £100 translates into a Class A fine, not exceeding €5,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3 and 4, table ref. no. 8, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.