Steam Navigation Act 1851

Steam Navigation Act 1851 ^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Regulation of Steam Navigation, and to the Boats and Lights to be carried by Sea-going Vessels.
Citation	14 & 15 Vict. c. 79
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	7 August 1851
Commencement	31 December 1851 [a]
Repealed	1 May 1855
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Steam Navigation Act 1846 Steam Navigation Act 1848
Repealed by	Merchant Shipping Repeal Act 1854
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Steam Navigation Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 79) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to steam navigation in the United Kingdom.

The act expanded on the requirements of previous acts, applying them to all steam or sail vessels and empowering the Admiralty to establish regulations for boats to carry lights to prevent collisions. ^[1]

Provisions

Section 1 of the act repealed the Steam Navigation Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 100) and the Steam Navigation Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 81). ^[2]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 4 of, and the schedule to, the Merchant Shipping Repeal Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 120).

Notes

1. Section 51.

References

1. Mansell, John N. K. (25 November 2023). Merchant Shipping Law: Development of National and Customary Law for Safety of Life at Sea. Ethics International Press. p. 103. ISBN   978-1-80441-275-6.
2. "Steam Navigation Act 1851", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, Vict/14-15 c. 79

External links

• Text of the Steam Navigation Act 1851 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk .