Shipping and Seamen Amendment Act 1967

Public Act		1967 No 119
Date of assent		23 November 1967

	Title
1	Short Title
2	Meaning of “fishing boat”
3	Limitation of liability in case of loss of life or personal injury
	Administrative information

An Act to amend the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Shipping and Seamen Amendment Act 1967, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2 Meaning of “fishing boat”

Section 2 of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing the definition of the term “fishing boat” in subsection (1), and substituting the following definition:

“‘Fishing boat’ means a vessel used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus, or other living resources of the sea for profit:”.

3 Limitation of liability in case of loss of life or personal injury

Section 460 of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), and substituting the following subparagraph:

“(i)

Is caused to any person being carried in that ship; or”.

This Act is administered in the Marine Department.

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