Engineering:Steam Navigation Act 1851
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Short description: Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Short description: United Kingdom legislation
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Regulation of Steam Navigation, and to the Boats and Lights to be carried by Sea-going Vessels. |
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| Citation | 14 & 15 Vict. c. 79 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 August 1851 |
| Commencement | 31 December 1851[lower-alpha 1] |
| Repealed | 1 May 1855 |
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| Repealed by | Merchant Shipping Repeal Act 1854 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Steam Navigation Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 79) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to steam navigation in the United Kingdom.
The act expanded on the requirements of previous acts, applying them to all steam or sail vessels and empowering the Admiralty to establish regulations for boats to carry lights to prevent collisions.[1]
Provisions
Section 1 of the act repealed the Steam Navigation Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 100) and the Steam Navigation Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 81).[2]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 4 of, and the schedule to, the Merchant Shipping Repeal Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 120).
Notes
References
- ↑ Mansell, John N. K. (2023-11-25) (in en). Merchant Shipping Law: Development of National and Customary Law for Safety of Life at Sea. Ethics International Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-80441-275-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=KhflEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA103.
- ↑ Steam Navigation Act 1851, The National Archives, Vict/14-15 c. 79, http://legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/14-15/79/enacted
External links
- Text of the Steam Navigation Act 1851 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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