Merchant Shipping Act 1992
Number 2 of 1992
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1992
REVISED
Updated to 1 March 2022
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Merchant Shipping Act 1992. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 (1/2022), enacted 4 March 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Fishing Vessel (Radio Installations Survey) (Revocation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 91 of 2022), made 1 March 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
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Number 2 of 1992
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1992
REVISED
Updated to 1 March 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
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Section |
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Short title, commencement, construction and collective citation. |
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Passenger Ships
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Mode of survey and declaration of survey for purposes of issue of passenger ship's certificate. |
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Passenger Boats
Miscellaneous
Enactments Repealed
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Acts Referred to |
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1946, No. 9 |
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1955, No. 29 |
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Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 |
1894, c. 60 |
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Merchant Shipping Act, 1906 |
1906, c. 48 |
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1947, No. 46 |
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1952, No. 4 |
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1966, No. 29 |
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1979, No. 37 |
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1981, No. 33 |
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Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1983 |
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Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907 |
1907, c. 53 |
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Public Offices Fees Act, 1879 |
1879, c. 58 |
Number 2 of 1992
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1992
REVISED
Updated to 1 March 2022
AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE SAFETY OF PASSENGER SHIPS, PASSENGER BOATS, FISHING VESSELS AND PLEASURE CRAFT, TO AMEND THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS, 1894 TO 1983, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [11th March, 1992]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Application of Act restricted (21.09.2011) by European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), reg. 44(22) and sch. 2.
Screening for Appropriate Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of implications for European Sites
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(22) Notwithstanding any provision of any statute listed in the Second Schedule that provides for the consent for a plan or project to which this Regulation applies to be obtained by default on the failure of the public authority to provide a response within a specified timescale or otherwise, that provision shall not have effect in respect of any plan or project to which this Regulation applies.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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Maritime Safety Acts 1992 to 2006
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Functions under collectively cited Maritime Safety Acts and Merchant Shipping Acts transferred and references to Department of and Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources construed (1.01.2006) by Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 842 of 2005), arts. 3, 4 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5-9.
3. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 4 of this Order are transferred to the Department of Transport.
(2) References to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) of this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Transport.
4. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources -
(a) by or under the Acts specified in Part 1,
(b) by or under the provisions of the Acts specified in Part 2, and
(c) under the Regulations specified in Part 3,of the Schedule to this Order are transferred to the Minister for Transport.
(2) References to the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Transport.
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Schedule 1
Part 1
Acts
Free Ports Act 1986 (No. 6 of 1986)
Harbours Acts 1946 to 2005
Harbours Acts 1996 to 2005 (other than section 86 of the Harbours Act 1996 (No. 11 of 1996))
Irish Shipping Limited (Payments to Former Employees) Act 1994 (No. 10 of 1994)
Lough Corrib Navigation Act 1945 (No. 37 of 1945)
Maritime Safety Acts 1992 to 2005
Mercantile Marine Acts 1955 to 1983
Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 2005
Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) Acts 1988 to 2005
Sea Pollution Acts 1991 to 1999
Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005 (No. 9 of 2005)
Shipping Investment Grants Act 1987 (No. 21 of 1987).
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