Merchant Shipping (Wreck Removal) Act 2017 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Miscellaneous
20. Government ship
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (3), nothing in this Act applies in relation to —
any warship; or
any ship for the time being used by the government of any State otherwise than for commercial purposes.
Section 15 does not apply to a ship that is owned by a State Party if there is carried on board the ship a certificate issued by the State Party stating —
ship
“ship” means a seagoing vessel of any type whatsoever, and includes hydrofoil boats, air‑cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft and floating platforms, except when those platforms are on location engaged in the exploration, exploitation or production of seabed mineral resources;
that the ship is owned by the State Party; and
that any liability under section 10 will be met up to the limit prescribed by section 12.
Subject to subsection (2), Part 4 applies to a ship mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) if specified in a notice under paragraph 3 of Article 4 of the Convention.
Convention
“Convention” means the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007, the text of which is in the First Schedule;