Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1933
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Interpretation and construction. |
66.—(1) In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:— | |
“The Safety Convention” means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed in London on the 31st day of May, 1929; | ||
“The Load Line Convention” means the International Load Line Convention signed in London on the 5th day of July, 1930; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce; | ||
“Saorstát Eireann ship” means any ship whose port of registry is situate in Saorstát Eireann; | ||
“Saorstát Eireann load line ship” means any load line ship whose port of registry is situate in Saorstát Eireann; | ||
“Contravention” includes, in relation to any provision, failure to comply with that provision, and the expression “contravenes” shall be construed accordingly; | ||
“The Merchant Shipping Acts” means the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1921, and this Act; | ||
“Passenger” has the same meaning as it has for the purpose of Part III of the Principal Act; | ||
“Passenger steamer” means a steamer carrying more than twelve passengers; | ||
“The Principal Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 . | ||
(2) In this Act references to a ship constructed before or after any date shall be construed as references to a ship the keel of which has been laid before or after that date, as the case may be. | ||
(3) Any references in this Act to any provision of the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1921, which has been amended by any subsequent Act, including this Act, shall be construed as a reference to that provision as so amended. |