724. Appointment of surveyors (p. 538).

725. Power of surveyor for purpose of survey of ships (p. 539). 726. Returns by surveyors to Board of Trade (p. 540). 727. Appointment of surveyors in colonies (p. 540).

Board of Trade Inspectors.

728. Appointment of inspectors to report on accidents, etc (p. 540).

729. Powers of inspectors (p. 541).

730. Penalty for obstructing inspectors in the execution of their duty (p. 542).

Exemption from Rates and Harbour Dues.

731. Exemption from rates (p. 542).

732. Exemption from harbour dues (p. 543).

Private Signals.

733. Registration of private code of signals (p. 543).

Application of Act to Foreign Ships by Order in Council. 734. Application by Order in Council of provisions of Merchant Shipping Acts to foreign ships (p. 543).

Powers of Colonial Legislature.

735. Power of Colonial Legislatures to alter provisions of Act (p. 544).

736. Regulation of coasting trade by colonial legislature (p. 544).

Provision for Foreign Places where Her Majesty has Jurisdiction. 737. Provision for foreign places where Her Majesty has jurisdiction (p. 545).

Orders in Council.

738. Provision as to Orders in Council (p. 545).

Transmission and Publication of Documents.

739. Notices, &c., to be in writing and provision as to sending by post (p. 546).

740. Publication in "London Gazette" (p. 546).

Exemption of Her Majesty's Ships.

741. Exemption of Her Majesty's ships (p. 546).

Section.

Definitions and Provisions as to Application of Act.

742. Definitions (p. 546).

743. Application of Act to ships propelled by electricity, &c.

(p. 550).

744. Application of Act to certain fishing vessels (p. 550).

1854 = 17 & 18 Vict. c. 104.

1862 25 & 26 Vict. c. 63.

=

Int. Act, 1889 Interpretation Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 63); and see Appendix.

The marginal references are to the sections reproduced.

Superin

of mer

chant

by Board

PART XIV.

SUPPLEMENTAL.

General Control of Board of Trade (a).

713. The Board of Trade (a) shall be the department tendence to undertake the general superintendence of all matters relating to merchant shipping and seamen (b), and are shipping authorized to carry into execution the provisions of this Act and of all Acts relating to merchant shipping and seamen (b) for the time being in force, except where otherwise provided by those Acts, or except so far as those Acts relate to the revenue.

of Trade. 1854, s. 6.

Returns as to

merchant

714. All consular officers (c) and officers of customs abroad, and all local marine boards (d) and superinshipping tendents (e), shall make and send to the Board of Trade to Board such returns or reports on any matter relating to British 1851, s. 12. merchant shipping or seamen as the Board may require.

of Trade.

Production of

log-books,

715. All superintendents (e) shall, when required by the Board of Trade, produce to that Board or to its officers &c., by all official log-books (ƒ) and other documents which are delivered to them under this Act (g).

superin

tendents. 1854, s. 12.

716. (1.) All fees and other sums (other than fines) Applicareceived by the Board of Trade under the Second, Fourth, tion of and Fifth Parts of this Act shall be carried to the account &c. of the Mercantile Marine Fund (h).

1854, 8. 11. 50 Vict.

(2.) All fines coming into the hands of the Board of sess. 2, c. Trade under this Act shall be paid into the Exchequer as the Treasury may direct, and shall be carried to and form part of the Consolidated Fund (i).

717. The Board of Trade may take any legal proceedings Legal prounder this Act in the name of any of their officers.

Expenses of Commissioners of Customs.

ceedings. 36 & 37 Vict. c. 85,

8. 31.

toms.

718. All expenses incurred by the Commissioners of Expenses Customs in the conduct of suits or prosecutions, or other- incurred by Comwise in carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, shall missioners be considered as expenses having reference to the Revenues of Cusof Customs, and shall be paid accordingly; but the Board 1851, s. of Trade may, with the consent of the Treasury, repay out of the Mercantile Marine Fund all or any part of such of the expenses so paid as are under this Act chargeable on that fund (k).

Documents and Forms.

548.

719. All documents purporting to be made, issued, or Proof of written by or under the direction of the Board of Trade, docuand to be sealed with the seal of the Board, or to be signed 1854, s. 7. by their secretary or one of their assistant secretaries, or, if a certificate, by one of the officers of the Marine Department, shall be admissible in evidence in manner provided by this Act (1).

Board of

720.-(1.) Subject to any special provisions of this Act Power of the Board of Trade may prepare and sanction forms for Trade to any book, instrument, or paper required under this Act, prescribe other than those required under the First Part of this 1854, s. 8. Act (m), and may make such alterations in these forms as they think fit.

forms.

(2.) The Board shall cause every such form to be sealed with their seal or marked with some other distinguishing mark, and before finally issuing any form or making any alteration in a form shall cause public notice thereof to be given in such manner as the Board think requisite in order to prevent inconvenience.

(3.) The Board of Trade shall cause all such forms to be supplied at all custom houses and mercantile marine offices (n) in the United Kingdom, free of charge, or at such moderate prices as the Board may fix, or the Board may license any persons to print and sell the forms.

(4.) Every such book, instrument, or paper, required under this Act (o) shall be made in the form (if any) approved by the Board of Trade, or as near thereto as circumstances permit, and unless so made shall not be admissible in evidence in any civil proceeding on the part of the owner or master of any ship (p).

(5.) Every such book, instrument, or paper, if made in a form purporting to be the proper form, and to be sealed or marked in accordance with this section (q), shall be deemed to be in the form required by this Act unless the contrary is proved.

721. The following instruments shall be exempt from stamp duty :

(a.) any instruments used for carrying into effect the First Part of this Act; and

(b.) any instruments used by or under the direction of the Board of Trade in carrying into effect the Second, Fifth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Parts of this Act; and

(c.) any instruments which are by those parts of this Act required to be in a form approved by the Board of Trade, if made in that form.

722. (1.) If any person

(a.) forges, assists in forging, or procures to be forged,

(n) § 246.

(0) This does not apply to forms under Part I., as to which see §§ 24,

57, 720, s. 1, and notes.

(p) Defined, § 742. (q) Sub-s. 2.