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master

Defined in 16 provisions, side by side
The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 16 November 1948.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 21 June 1948.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 15 January 1981.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 29 July 1982.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 22 January 1996.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 1 January 1996.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 9 December 1997.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 2 March 2002.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 1 June 2010.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 15 October 2022.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 4 December 2021.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 12 January 2024.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 28 April 2026.

The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 19 October 2025.

Section 2, Merchant Shipping Act, 2025[S2CK1W]SyntheticPartially commenced
The words as enacted

"master" includes any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having command or charge of a ship

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 29 August 2026.

The words as enacted

(33) "master", used with reference to a ship, shall mean, any person (except a pilot or harbour-master) having for the time being control or charge of the ship;

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context”. This text from 11 March 1897.

Used in the definitions of 19 other terms
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