Merchant Shipping Act 1894

Byelaws by harbour authority.

362

362.(1) The authority having the control of any docks or basins at any port in the British Islands from which emigrant ships are despatched, may, with the approval of a Secretary of State, make byelaws—

(a) for specifying the docks, basins, or other places at which persons arriving by sea at the port for the purpose of emigration, or actually emigrating therefrom, shall be landed and embarked;

(b) for regulating the mode of their landing and embarkation;

(c) for the storing and safe custody of their luggage;

(d) for licensing porters to carry their luggage or otherwise attend upon them; and

(e) for admitting persons to and excluding persons from access to the docks and basins.

(2) The authority may attach a fine not exceeding five pounds to a breach of any such byelaw, and instead of an emigration officer the authority shall sue for and recover the fine.

(3) The authority making a byelaw under this section may, by their officers or servants or by any constable, arrest without warrant any person charged with a breach of the byelaw, and detain him until he can be brought before a justice of the peace, and that justice may try the case in a summary manner.

(4) A byelaw made under this section shall be published in the London Gazette.

Annotations:

Modifications (not altering text):

C106

Reference to the London Gazette construed (23.12.1927) by Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, Adaptation (No. 2) Order 1927 (S.R. & O. No. 106 of 1927), art. 3.

3. The references to the London Gazette contained in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (other than the reference thereto contained in subsection (2) of section 738 and the reference thereto contained in section 740 of the said Act) shall be construed as references to the Iris Oifigiúil and the said Act shall have effect accordingly.

Editorial Notes:

E183

A fine of £5 translates into a Class D fine, not exceeding €1,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3 and 7, table ref. no. 8, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.