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        Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        1-12. . . .
        13. - . . .
        Carriage of passengers and luggage by sea
        14. Scheduled convention to have force of law.
        15. Provisions supplementary to s. 14.
        16. Application of Schedule 3 to international carriage before coming into force of s. 14(1) and (2) and to domestic carriage.
        Liability of shipowners and salvors
        17. Limitation of liability.
        18. Exclusion of liability.
        19. Provisions supplementary to ss. 17 and 18.
        Prevention of pollution from ships etc.
        20. Prevention of pollution from ships etc.
        20A. Further provision for prevention of pollution from ships.
        Safety and health on ships
        21. Safety and health on ships.
        22. Provisions supplementary to s. 21.
        Discipline
        23. Breaches by seamen of codes of conduct and local industrial agreements.
        24. Determination of amount of deductions from seamen's wages.
        25. Unauthorised liquor on fishing vessels.
        Inspectors
        26. Extension of power to appoint Department of Trade inspectors.
        27. Powers of Department of Trade inspectors.
        28. Provisions supplementary to s. 27.
        Deaths on ships
        29. Inquiries as to whether person has died on United Kingdom ship etc.
        30. Record of certain deaths on ships etc.
        Miscellaneous
        31. . . .
        32. Shipping casualties.
        33. Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses and Irish Lights.
        34. Repeal of spent provisions, and amendment, of Part XI of Merchant Shipping Act 1894.
        35. Amendment of s. 503 of Merchant Shipping Act 1894 etc.
        36. Amendments of Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act 1898.
        37. Amendments of ss. 15, 43, 52, 54, 76(1), 92 and 101(4) of Merchant Shipping Act 1970 and s. 23 of the Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971.
        38. Replacement of gold francs by special drawing rights for certain purposes of Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 and Merchant Shipping Act 1974.
        39. Attachment of earnings.
        40. Foreign action affecting shipping.
        41. Application of Merchant Shipping Acts to certain structures etc.
        Offences
        42. Alteration of time for certain summary prosecutions.
        43. Alteration of penalties.
        44. . . .
        45. Amendment of certain offences provisions of Merchant Shipping Act 1970.
        46. Offences by officers of bodies corporate.
        Supplemental
        47. Power to extend Act to certain countries etc.
        48. Application to hovercraft.
        49. Orders and regulations.
        50. Interpretation and repeals.
        51. Expenses etc.
        52. Citation and commencement.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 . . .
        SCHEDULE 2 . . .
        SCHEDULE 3 {no text}
        SCHEDULE 4 {no text}
        SCHEDULE 5 {no text}
        SCHEDULE 6 {no text}
        SCHEDULE 7 {no text}

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