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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Transitional and consequential provisions relating to maritime transport

207: Abolition of Marine Council and Marine Advisory Committee, etc

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"Marine Council and Committees are Closed Down"

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You will notice some changes due to the Maritime Transport Act 1994. The Marine Council and the Marine Advisory Committee are abolished. Other bodies like the Mercantile Marine Office are also abolished. You should know that these bodies were established by or under the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952. This includes the Maritime Appeal Authority, which is disestablished under section 82A. When this Act starts, all members of these abolished bodies will lose their jobs. They will not get any compensation for losing their jobs.

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Part 15Transitional and consequential provisions relating to maritime transport

207Abolition of Marine Council and Marine Advisory Committee, etc

  1. The following bodies are hereby abolished:

  2. the Marine Council:
    1. the Marine Advisory Committee:
      1. the Mercantile Marine Office:
        1. every other body established by or under the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952, including the Maritime Appeal Authority (which is disestablished under section 82A).

          1. Every member of a body abolished by subsection (1) shall vacate office on the commencement of this Act, and shall not be entitled to any compensation in respect of such loss of office.

          Notes
          • Section 207(1)(d): replaced, on , by section 158 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).