Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 285

285. (1) The Minister may make rules for regulating in the interests of safety the carriage of dangerous goods in ships to which this article applies. (2) This article applies to - (a) Maltese ships; (b) other ships while they are within any port in Malta. (3) If any of the rules made in pursuance of this article is not complied with in relation to any ship to which this article app lies, the owner or master of the ship shall be liable for each offenc e to a fine ( multa) not exceeding three hundred units, and the ship shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part of this Act, to be unsafe by reason of improper loading. (4) The Minister may exempt any ships or classes of ships from any rules made under this article , either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit. Restrictions on carriage of dangerous goods.  Amended by:  XIII. 1983.5; XXII. 2000.2; I.2025.81.