Order in Council UNDER SECTION 80 OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1906 (6 EDW. 7. C. 48) MAKING REGULATIONS AS TO REGISTRATION AS BRITISH SHIPS OF VESSELS IN THE SERVICE OF THE ADMIRALTY.
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1911/338 |
| Year | 1911 |
1911 No. 338
MERCHANT SHIPPING
(iv) Government Ships not of the Royal Navy
Imperial Government Departments
Admiralty
ORDER IN COUNCIL UNDER SECTION 80 OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1906 (6 EDW. 7. C. 48) MAKING REGULATIONS AS TO REGISTRATION AS BRITISH SHIPS OF VESSELS IN THE SERVICE OF THE ADMIRALTY.PRESENT,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas by Section 80 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1906, power is given to His Majesty by Order in Council to make Regulations as to the manner in which Government ships may be registered as British ships under the Merchant Shipping Acts:
And whereas by the said section it is provided that those Acts shall, subject to any exceptions or modifications which may be made by Order in Council, either generally or as respects any special class of such ships, apply to such ships when registered in accordance with such Regulations:
And whereas the Admiralty will, by such Regulations as they shall from time to time deem fit to make, having regard to the interests of seamen in Government ships in the service of the Admiralty, and of the Public Service, provide for the payment of seamen's wages, advance and allotment of wages, and remittance of seamen's wages by money orders:
And whereas the provisions of Section 1 of the Rules Publication Act, 1893, have been complied with:
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue of the powers in this behalf by the said Act, or otherwise in Him vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the following Regulations shall have effect as regards any Government ships in the service of the Admiralty:—
1. An application for registry of a Government ship in the service of the Admiralty shall be made in writing under the hand of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary to the Lords Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (hereinafter called the Admiralty or the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty). Such application shall contain the following particulars:—
(i) A statement of the name and description of the ship:
(ii) A statement of the time when and place where the ship was built; or, if the ship was foreign built and the time and place of building are unknown, a statement to that effect and of her foreign name:
(iii) A statement of the nature of the title to the said ship, whether by original construction by or for the Admiralty, or by purchase, capture, condemnation, or otherwise, and a list of the documents of title, if any, in case she was not originally constructed by or for the Admiralty.
(iv) A statement of the name of the Master.
2. The Registrar, on receiving such application in respect of a Government ship in the service of the Admiralty, shall—
(i) enter the ship in the Register Book as belonging to "His "Majesty, represented by the Commissioners for executing "the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom "of Great Britain and Ireland," and shall also enter therein
(ii) the name of the port to which she belongs:
(iii) the particulars stated in the application for registration:
(iv) the details comprised in the Surveyor's Certificate.
3. On the registry of a Government ship in the service...
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