The Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books) Regulations 1981
UK Statutory Instrument 1981 No. 569 — creates 5 criminal offences.
- Made
- 8 April 1981
- In force from
- 1 May 1981
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
- Made under
- Merchant Shipping Act 1970
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations revoke the Merchant Shipping (Official Log Book) Regulations 1972, as amended, and re-enact those provisions, with the following differences: (1) entries are required to be made in respect of any drill, check and test of the ship's steering gear; (2) entries are required to be made in respect of every notification to a proper officer that one qualified deck or marine engineer officer less than the required number is carried; (3) the requirement on the master to read over to an officer an entry relating to an officer's incompetence or serious negligence now includes a requirement to state the reason if the entry is not read over. The “Code of Conduct for the Merchant Navy” published by the National Maritime Board is obtainable from the office of the Board at 30-32 St. Mary Axe, London EC3A 8ET.
Offences created by this instrument
- A master who fails to comply with paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence regulation 10(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Any offence under these Regulations shall be punishable on summary conviction with a fine not exceeding £50 regulation 11 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- If an entry which is to be signed or witnessed by the master or by a person who is a member of the crew is not made,… regulation 5 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Any person who fails to comply with paragraph (2) of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence regulation 8(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A master who fails to comply with this regulation shall be guilty of an offence regulation 9(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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- Other instruments from 1981