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NAM-1951-L-74661
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Title_of_text
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Namibia
Subjects (Classification)
Seafarers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1951-06-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Chapter I: Administration
Chapter II: Recording, registering and licensing of ships
Chapter III: certificates of competency, service and qualification
Chapter IV: Engagement, discharge, repatriation, payment, discipline and general treatment of seamen, cadets and apprentice-officers
Chapter V: Safety of ships and life at sea
Chapter VI: Special shipping enquiries and courts of enquiry and courts of survey
Chapter VII: Wrecks and salvage
Chapter VIII: Carriage of goods by sea
Chapter IX: Offences, penal provisions and legal procedure
Chapter X: General
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1960-01-01
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2003-11-20 (NAM-2003-R-66617)
Manning of Ships Regulations (No. 240 of 2003).
Implementing text(s)
2004-02-18 (NAM-2004-R-68778)
Education, Training and Certification of Namibian Seafarers Regulations (No. 41 of 2004).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2004-07-13 (NAM-2004-L-85760)
Wreck and Salvage Act, 2004 (Act No. 5 of 2004).
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately (consolidation 2002)