Preamble: An Act to make better provision in respect of the regulation of merchant shipping generally; and more particularly in respect of the registration of ships, the employment and certificaation of seafareres, the safety of shipping; to significantly consolidate the law relating thereto, and to make provision for matters connected therewith.
Long Title:
Short Title: The Shipping Act
Operational Date: January 2, 1999
Number: of 1999
Last Amendment: January 1, 2000
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