Limitation of liability claims arise on one occasion. that area, or that it has loaded or unloaded mails or passengers within that area. (2.) For the purpose of this section the tonnage of ships shall be ascertained as provided by section five hundred and three, subsection two, of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and the register of any ship shall be sufficient evidence that the gross tonnage and the deductions therefrom and the registered tonnage are as therein stated. (3.) Section five hundred and four of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, shall apply to this section as if the words "owner of a British or foreign ship" included a harbour authority, and a conservancy authority, and the owner of a canal or of a dock. (4.) For the purpose of this section the term "dock" shall include wet docks and basins, tidal docks and basins, locks, cuts, entrances, dry docks, graving docks, gridirons, slips, quays, wharfs, piers, stages, landing-places, and jetties. (5.) For the purposes of this section the term "owners of a dock or canal" shall include any person or authority having the control and management of any dock or canal, as the case may be. (6.) Nothing in this section shall impose any liability in respect of any such loss or damage on any such owners or authority in any case where no such liability would have existed if this Act had not passed. 3. The limitation of liability under this Act shall relate to where several the whole of any losses and damages, which may arise upon any one distinct occasion, although such losses and damages may be sustained by more than one person, and shall apply whether the liability arises at common law or under any general or private Act of Parliament, and notwithstanding anything contained in such Act. Short title. Construction. 57 & 58 Vict., 60 & 61 Vict., c. 60. c. 59. 4. This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and others) Act, 1900. 5. This Act shall be construed as one with the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and that Act and the Merchant Shipping Act, 1897, the Merchant Shipping (Exemption from Pilotage) Act, 1897, the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners) 60 & 61 Vict., Act, 1898, the Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) 61 & 62 Vict., Act, 1898, and this Act, may be cited together as the Mer61 & 62 Vict., chant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1900. c. 61. c. 14. c. 44. OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer (for Canada) to the King's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 5. An Act to amend the Law relating to the holding of [2nd July, 1901.] E it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— 1-(1.) The holding of any office under the Crown, whether Effect of within or without His Majesty's dominions, shall not be affected, demise of nor shall any fresh appointment thereto be rendered necessary, holding of by the demise of the Crown. (2.) This Act shall take effect as from the last demise of the Crown. office. 2. This Act may be cited as the Demise of the Crown Act, Short title. 1901. OTTAWA Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer (for Canada) to the King's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 15. An Act to enable His most gracious Majesty to make [17th August, 1901.] E it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and to style and 1. It shall be lawful for His most gracious Majesty, with a Power to 2. This Act may be cited as the Royal Titles Act, 1901. Short title. OTTAWA Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer (for Canada) |