Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968

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Number 17 of 1968

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOAD LINES) ACT, 1968

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Interpretation.
2.	Ships to which Act applies.
3.	Load line rules.
4.	Compliance with load line rules by registered ships.
5.	Submersion of load lines on registered ships.
6.	Miscellaneous offences in relation to marks.
7.	Issue of load line certificates.
8.	Effect of load line certificate.
9.	Duration, endorsement and cancellation of load line certificates.
10.	Ships not to proceed to sea without load line certificate.
11.	Publication of load line certificate and entry of particulars in official log-book.
12.	Inspection of ships.
13.	Valid Convention certificates.
14.	Compliance with load line rules by ships other than registered ships.
15.	Submersion of load lines on ships other than registered ships.
16.	Irish load line certificates.
17.	Production of certificate to customs officer.
18.	Provisions as to inspection.
19.	Power to make exemption orders.
20.	Further powers to exempt ships.
21.	Issue of exemption certificates.
22.	Duration and termination of exemptions and duration, endorsement and cancellation of exemption certificates.
23.	International Load Line Exemption Certificates.
24.	Subdivision load lines.
25.	Deck cargo.
26.	Provisions as to fees.
27.	Miscellaneous supplementary provisions.
28.	Effect of load line certificates of certain countries.
29.	Provisions as to orders, regulations and rules.
30.	Convention countries.
31.	Repeals and transitional provisions.
32.	Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

Enactments Repealed

Acts Referred to
Mercantile Marine Act, 1955	1955, No. 29.
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894	1894, c. 60.
Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1952	1952, No. 29.
Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1933	1933, No. 42.

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Number 17 of 1968

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOAD LINES) ACT, 1968

AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION AS TO LOAD LINES FOR SHIPS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [24th June, 1968.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: