British ship definition

British ship means a ship as defined in section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 of the United Kingdom, other than a Jersey ship;
British ship means a ship falling within paragraph (a), (c), (d) or (e) of section 7(12);
British ship means a ship registered in the United Kingdom, Guernsey or the Isle of Man or a colony;

Examples of British ship in a sentence

  • The text described the case of a “fugitive” accused of crimes aboard a British ship.

  • Based on a British ship in the English Channel, resistance activists broadcast to Germany in an attempt to enlighten the German population about the "true nature of the NSDAP".

  • The National Humanitarian Affairs Committee, Seychelles, 2004) [3] The crew of the British ship “Ascension” became the first Europeans to set foot in Seychelles when they anchored off the coast of Mahé in 1609.Pirates later used the islands as safe havens, as their remoteness made them of little interest to other seafarers.

  • Under section 10 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, the courts have jurisdiction in a case of homicide if the injury causing death is inflicted in England and Wales, or in a place where the English courts have jurisdiction (such as on a British ship), even if the death does not.

  • Where a ship has ceased to be registered as a British ship by reason of having been wrecked or abandoned, or for any reason other than capture by the enemy or transfer to a person not qualified to own a British ship, the ship shall not be re-registered until she has, at the expense of the applicant for registration, been surveyed by a surveyor of ships and certified by him to be seaworthy.


More Definitions of British ship

British ship means a ship (including a ship belonging to Her Majesty) which is registered in the United Kingdom;
British ship means a ship registered in the United Kingdom or a colony; “Convention state” has the meaning given in section 19(1) above; “scheduled substance” has the meaning given in section 12(4) above; “ship” includes any vessel used in navigation;
British ship means a British ship within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21), or one of Her Majesty’s ships.
British ship means a ship which is a British ship for the purposes of the [F150Merchant Shipping Act 1995] otherwise than by virtue of registration in a country outside the United Kingdom; and
British ship means a British ship for the purposes of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (an Act of Parliament) or one of Her Majesty’s ships;
British ship means a British ship within the meaning of section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (an Act of Parliament)2;
British ship means a ship which –