Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011

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Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011
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Long title An Act to implement the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007. [1]
Introduced by Thérèse Coffey
Baroness Stowell of Beeston [2]
Dates
Royal assent 12 July 2011 [1]
Commencement 5 February 2015 in part
14 April 2015 in full
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act made provisions for the ratification of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks.

Contents

Provisions

The Act amends the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to include the text of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks and implement the decisions made there.

The provisions of the inserted amendment include: [3]

Wreck reports

Locating and marking wrecks

  • Any such direction must be in writing or if it is not reasonably practicable to give in writing, must be confirmed in writing as soon as possible.
  • Any authority to whom a direction is given must comply with it.

Removal by designated owner

  • Any wreck removal notice must be in writing and specify a deadline for the removal of the wreck and inform the owner of the matters set out in paragraph 6(b) and (c) of Section 9 of the Wrecks Convention (namely that if the owner does not remove the wreck within the deadline, the government will remove it at their expense and that the government will intervene immediately if the wreck becomes a severe hazard). [7]

Imposition of conditions about removal

  • Such conditions are made in writing in the wreck removal notice.

Commencement

The Act came into force through The Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2015. The Order made provisions that select parts of Section 1 should come into force on 5 February 2015. [8] The rest of the Act came into force on 14 April 2015. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Introductory Text". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011". Parliament.uk . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. "1 - Wreck Removal Convention". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. "Article 5 Reporting Wrecks" (PDF). Gov.uk . p. 8. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. "Article 7 Locating wrecks" (PDF). Gov.uk . p. 9. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. "Article 8 Marking of wrecks" (PDF). Gov.uk . p. 9. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Article 9 Measures to facilitate the removal of wrecks" (PDF). Gov.uk . p. 10. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. "Provisions coming into force on 5th February 2015". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. "Provisions coming into force on 14th April 2015". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 30 September 2019.