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Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014 (No. 43 of 2014).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to revise the law on the registration, national character, mortgage, sale, transfer, ownership and measurement of Irish ships, to repeal the Mercantile Marine Act 1955 , to amend certain enactments in this regard, to amend the definition of “Safety Convention” in the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1952 and to provide for connected matters.
Subject
Environment gen., Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Marine pollution Fishing vessel Registration Fishing authorization Enforcement/compliance Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit Navigation
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act replaces and updates the Mercantile Marine Act 1955 (as amended by the Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1998 and the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006), to provide a legislative basis for the establishment and regulation of a modern and comprehensive ship registration system with a new centralised, electronic and accessible national ship register. The Act provides a basis for an extension of mandatory ship registration to additional ship categories, the introduction of ship registration renewal, and a facility to refuse ship registration and to remove noncompliant ships from the Register. The Act also provides for a number of consequential amendments to other legislation as well as an updated definition of "Safety Convention" in the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1952 in relation to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and its recent amendments.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Amends

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006).

Legislation | Ireland | 2006 (2023)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Institution, Foreign fishing, Fishing authorization, Access right, Allocation/quota, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX