Merchant Shipping Act 1854

Merchant Shipping Act 1854

The Merchant Shipping Act 1854 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was issued on 10 August 1854.

It introduced the keeping of official numbers for registered ships, and revised calculations of tonnage. It also changed the management of lighthouses in Scotland and neighbouring islands, vesting it in Northern Lighthouses which was one of the General Lighthouse Authorities the act created.

As with many older Acts, main sections have been repealed by subsequent Merchant Shipping Acts.

In January 2007, after looting of the cargo of the container ship, the MSC Napoli, acting Receiver of Wreck Mark Rodaway said he would invoke powers of this Act for the first time in 100 years.

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