Updated to 23 October 2025
(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
Contents
Commencement
| Section |
Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
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Whole Act |
14 May 1967 |
Merchant Shipping Act, 1966 (Commencement) Order 1967 (S.I. No. 54 of 1967), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected |
Affecting Provision |
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Am. |
33/1981, ss. 2 (3), 15 (2) |
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S. 1(1) am. |
43/2014, ss. 1(3), 68, sch. 4 |
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14/2010, s. 12(1) |
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S.1 (2) rep. |
14/2010, s. 6(2) |
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S.2 (a) rep. |
14/2010, s. 6(2) |
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S.3 rules appl. rstrct. |
14/2010, s.43 (2)(a)(ii) |
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S.3 (1) substit. |
14/2010, s. 12(2) |
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S.3 (1) am. |
33/1981, ss. 2 (4), 15 (2) |
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S.3 (1A) ins. |
14/2010, s. 12(2) |
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S.3 (1B) am. |
14/2010, s. 12(2) |
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S.3 (2) am. |
33/1981, ss. 2 (4), 15 (2) |
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S.3 (2) substit. |
14/2010, s. 12(2) |
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S.3 (3) substit. |
14/2010, s. 12(2) |
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S.4 appl. rstrct. |
14/2010, s. 43 (2)(d) |
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S.4 (1) am. |
14/2010, s. 12(3) |
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S.4 (4) am. |
33/1981, ss. 12, 15 (2) |
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S.6 substit. |
14/2010, s. 12(4) |
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S.8 offence provision |
14/2010, s. 88 |
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S.8 substit. |
14/2010, s. 12(5) |
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S.8 (2) procedure prescribed |
14/2010, s. 89 |
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S.9 rep. |
14/2010, s. 7(2) |
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S. 10 rep. |
14/2010, s. 82(10)(c) |
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Ss.11 & 12 rep. |
14/2010, s. 8(3) |
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S.15 rep. |
17/1968, s.31, sch. |
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S.16 rep. |
14/2010, s. 10(2) |
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S.18 rep. |
14/2010, s. 86(3) |
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S.19 (1) rep. |
2/1992, ss. 1 (2), 4 (1), sch. |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
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S. 3 |
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Amendment) Rules 2025 (S.I. No. 62 of 2025) |
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Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Rules 2023 (S.I. No. 379 of 2023) |
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Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules 1985 (Amendment) Rules 1994 (S.I. No. 31 of 1994) |
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Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules 1983 (Amendment) Rules 1994 (S.I. No. 30 of 1994) |
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Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Amendment) Rules 1990 (S.I. No. 86 of 1990) |
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Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 276 of 1985) |
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Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules, 1983 (Amendment) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 275 of 1985) |
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Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules 1983 (S.I. No. 301 of 1983) |
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Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Survey Fees) Order 1967 (S.I. No. 150 of 1967) |
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Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules 1967 (S.I. No. 99 of 1967) |
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S. 11(1) |
Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations Survey) Rules 1983 (S.I. No. 313 of 1983) |
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Merchant Shipping (Radio) Rules 1967 (S.I. No. 103 of 1967) |
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S. 17 |
Merchant Shipping (Navigational Warnings) (Amendment) Rules 1992 (S.I. No. 444 of 1992) |
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Merchant Shipping (Navigational Warnings) Rules, 1983 (S.I. No. 310 of 1983) |
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Merchant Shipping (Navigational Warnings) Rules 1967 (S.I. No. 108 of 1967) |
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S. 20(3) |
Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1967 (S.I. No. 110 of 1967) |
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S. 21(2) |
Merchant Shipping Act, 1966 (Commencement) Order 1967 (S.I. No. 54 of 1967) |
