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Merchant Shipping Act

consolidated text (as at 2011, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act No 12 of 2023), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. 3 Application of Act and non-application of Employment Rights Act
  4. PART II: ADMINISTRATION
  5. 4 Director of Shipping
  6. 5 Registrar of Ships
  7. 6 Superintendent of Shipping
  8. 7 Other staff
  9. 8 Powers of officers
  10. 9 Officers’ reports
  11. 10 Shipping casualties
  12. 11 Court of Investigation
  13. PART III: REGISTRATION OF SHIPS
  14. 12 The Register
  15. 13 Entries in Register
  16. 14 Mauritius ships
  17. 15 Port of registration
  18. 16 Ownership of Mauritius ships
  19. 17 Representative person
  20. 18 Equitable interests
  21. 19 Application for registration
  22. 20 Survey and measurement
  23. 21 Carving and marking
  24. 22 Identification number
  25. 23 Name of ship
  26. 24 National colours
  27. 25 Insurance cover
  28. 26 Registration and refusal to register
  29. 27 Retention of documents
  30. 28 Right of owner and mortgagee
  31. 29 Alterations to ships
  32. 30 Transfer or transmission of ship or share
  33. 31 Transfer of ship
  34. 32 Transmission of property
  35. 33 Registration anew
  36. 34 Refusal to register on transfer or transmission
  37. 35 Transfer by order of Court
  38. 36 Power of Judge
  39. 37 Duplicate certificate of registration
  40. 38 Provisional certificate of registration
  41. 39 Interim registration
  42. 40 Termination of registration
  43. 41 Mortgage of ship or share
  44. 42 Priority of mortgages
  45. 43 Discharge of mortgage
  46. 44 Powers of mortgagee
  47. 45 Bankruptcy of mortgagor
  48. 46 Transfer and transmission of mortgage
  49. 47 Maritime liens
  50. 48 Priority of maritime liens
  51. 49 Right of retention
  52. 50 Judicial sale of ships
  53. 51 Registration of bareboat charter ships
  54. 52 Application of Act to bareboat charter ships
  55. 53 Interest in ships registered under section 51
  56. 54 Refusal to register bareboat charter ship
  57. 55 Termination of registration of bareboat charter ship
  58. 56 Registration of Mauritius ships in foreign bareboat charter registry
  59. 57 Consequences of registration under section 56
  60. 58 Revocation of permission granted under section 56
  61. PART IV: ENGAGEMENT, DISCHARGE AND WELFARE OF SEAMEN
  62. 59 Interpretation of Part IV
  63. 60 Crew agreements
  64. 61 Medical certificate
  65. 62 Premature termination of employment
  66. 63 Improper discharge
  67. 64 Payment of wages and account of wages
  68. 65 Disputes on wages
  69. 66 Termination of employment due to illness
  70. 67 Attachment and assignment of wages
  71. 68 Interest on wages due
  72. 69 Allotment of wages
  73. 70 Right or loss of right to wages
  74. 71 Protection of wages and liens
  75. 72 Master’s lien
  76. 73 Discharge of seafarer outside Mauritius
  77. 74 Seafarer left behind abroad
  78. 75
  79. 76 Death or personal injury
  80. 77 Personal effects
  81. 78 Obligation as to seaworthiness
  82. 79 Complaint about provisions or water
  83. 80 Medical and other treatment during voyage
  84. 81 Minimum age
  85. 82 Fitness or conduct of officer
  86. 83
  87. 84 Rehearing of inquiry
  88. 85 Power to restore certificate
  89. 86 Seafarer left behind or shipwrecked
  90. 87 Employer’s liability under section 86
  91. 88 Recovery of expenses from employer
  92. 89 Recovery of expenses from seafarer
  93. 90 Relief and repatriation of foreign seafarer
  94. 91 Application of sections 86 to 90 to master of ship
  95. 92 Official log book
  96. 93 Entries in official log book
  97. 94 Deck and engine room log books
  98. 95 Lists of crew
  99. 96 Continuous discharge book
  100. PART V: SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
  101. 97 Lights and fog signals
  102. 98 Liability for collision
  103. 99 Inspection of lights, shapes and signals
  104. 100 Duty to give assistance following collision
  105. 101 Master to notify hazards to navigation
  106. 102
  107. 103 Duty to assist ships or persons in distress
  108. 104 Right to requisition ships when in distress
  109. 105 Report of accident to a ship
  110. 106 Apprehended loss of ship
  111. 107 Aids to navigation
  112. 108 Application of Safety Convention
  113. 109 Exemptions
  114. 110 Inspection of ships holding Safety Convention Certificates
  115. 111 Ships to carry stability information
  116. 112 Interpretation of Sub-Part II
  117. 113 Application of Sub-Part II
  118. 114 Load Line Regulations
  119. 115 Exemption orders
  120. 116 Compliance with regulations
  121. 117 Submersion of load lines
  122. 118 Issue of certificate
  123. 119 Publication and entry of certificate
  124. 120 Compliance with regulations
  125. 121 Submersion of load lines
  126. 122 Issue of certificate
  127. 123 Production of certificate
  128. 124 Inspection of foreign ships
  129. 125 Application of Sub-Part III
  130. 126 Carriage of grain
  131. 127 Carriage of dangerous goods
  132. 128 Power to detain unsafe ships
  133. 129 Compensation and security
  134. 130 Safe operation of ships
  135. PART VI: WRECK AND SALVAGE
  136. 131 Interpretation of Part VI
  137. 132 Receiver of Wrecks
  138. 133 Duty of finder of wreck
  139. 134 Notice of wreck
  140. 135 Claim of owner of wreck
  141. 136 Immediate sale of wreck
  142. 137 Unclaimed wreck
  143. 138 Delivery of wreck and payment of proceeds
  144. 139 Release of goods by Customs
  145. 140 Wreck in territorial sea
  146. 141 Application of Sub-Part III
  147. 142 Life salvage
  148. 143 Salvage of cargo
  149. 144 Excluded services
  150. 145 Salvage remuneration
  151. 146 Salvage contracts
  152. 147 Duties of salvor
  153. 148 Duties of owner and master
  154. 149 Duties of other persons
  155. 150 Powers of Director
  156. 151 Criteria for determining remuneration
  157. 152 Responsibility for payment
  158. 153 Special compensation
  159. 154 Services rendered pursuant to a contract
  160. 155 Apportionment of remuneration
  161. 156 Salvor’s misconduct
  162. 157 Maritime lien
  163. 158 Duty to provide security
  164. 159 Interim payment
  165. 160 Humanitarian cargo
  166. 161 Salvage dispute
  167. 162 Valuation of property salved
  168. 163 Detention of property
  169. 164 Sale of detained property
  170. 165 Apportionment by Receiver
  171. 166 Apportionment by Court
  172. 167 Limitation of action
  173. PART VII: CONTROL OF AND RETURNS ON PERSONS ON SHIPS
  174. 168 Objectionable persons
  175. 169 Stowaways
  176. 170 Master’s power of arrest
  177. 171 Status of person conveyed on Mauritius ship
  178. 172 Passenger returns
  179. 173 Births and deaths on ships
  180. PART VIII: CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE
  181. 174 Interpretation of Part VIII
  182. 175 Application of Part VIII
  183. 176 Liability of carrier
  184. 177 Performing carrier
  185. 178 Valuables
  186. 179 Contributory fault
  187. 180 Limits of liability for death or personal injury
  188. 181 Limits of liability for loss of, or damage to, luggage
  189. 182 Conversion of special drawing rights
  190. 183 Defences and limits for agents
  191. 184 Aggregation of claims
  192. 185 Loss of right to limit liability
  193. 186 Notice of loss of or damage to luggage
  194. 187 Time bar for actions
  195. 188 Competent jurisdiction
  196. 189 Invalidity of certain agreements
  197. 190 Application of other limitation regimes
  198. 191 Nuclear damage
  199. 192 States parties to Athens Convention
  200. PART IX: LIMITATION AND DIVISION OF LIABILITY FOR MARITIME CLAIMS
  201. 193 Persons entitled to limit liability
  202. 194 Claims subject to limitation
  203. 195 Claims excepted from limitation
  204. 196 Counter claims
  205. 197 Limitation calculations
  206. 198 Limits of liability for salvors
  207. 199 Limitation calculations for fixed claims
  208. 200 Liability of dock owner
  209. 201 Limits for passenger claims
  210. 202 Conversion of special drawing rights
  211. 203 Aggregation of claims
  212. 204 Constitution of limitation fund
  213. 205 Distribution of fund
  214. 206 Bar to other actions
  215. 207 Apportionment of liability
  216. 208 Joint and several liability
  217. 209 Right of contribution
  218. 210 Time limit for proceedings against owner of ship
  219. 211 Scope of application of Part IX
  220. 212 Exclusion of liability
  221. PART X: PIRACY, HIJACKING AND OTHER OFFENCES
  222. 217 Other offences
  223. PART XI: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
  224. 218 Jurisdiction in criminal matters
  225. 219 Powers of arrest
  226. 220 Detention of ships
  227. 221 Forfeiture of ships
  228. 222 Recovery of fines and judgment debts from ship owners
  229. 222 Recovery of Government expenses, fines inserted by Act No 12 of 2023
  230. PART XI: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
  231. 223 Summons to witness
  232. 224 Depositions of persons made abroad
  233. 225 Admissibility of documents
  234. 226 Inspection and admissibility of copies of certain documents
  235. 227 Service of documents
  236. PART XII: MISCELLANEOUS
  237. 228 Regulations
  238. 229 Minister’s power to dispense
  239. 230 Immunity of Government and public officers
  240. 231 Port clearances
  241. 231 Port clearances inserted by Act No 11 of 2024
  242. PART XII: MISCELLANEOUS
  243. 232 Restriction on trading
  244. 235 Transitional provisions