Translation: Only the Danish version has legal validity
Consolidated act no. 72 of 17 January 2014
issued by the Danish Maritime Authority
Consolidated act on safety at sea1
Hereby the act on safety at sea (lov om sikkerhed til søs) is promulgated, cf. consolidated act no. 654 of
15 June 2010 with the amendments following from section 1(viii) of act no. 493 of 12 May 2010, section 1(x)of act no. 493 of 12 May 2010 insofar as regards the wording of section 16(2), the last clause, section 2(i)-(iii)1

The act contains provisions implementing parts of: Council Directive 89/391/EEC (OJ 1989 L 183, p. 1) on the
introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work. Council Directive 89/655/EEC (OJ 1989 L 393, p. 13) on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers
of personal protective equipment at the workplace (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC), as amended by Council Directive 95/63/EC (OJ 1995 L 335, p. 28). Council Directive 89/656/EEC (OJ 1989 L 393, p. 18) on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (third individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC). Council Directive 89/686/EEC (OJ 1989 L 399, p. 18) on the approximation of thelaws, legislative provisions and regulations of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment, as
amended by Council Directive 93/68/EEC (OJ 1993 L 220, p. 1) and Council Directive 93/95/EEC (OJ 1993
276, p. 11). Council Directive 90/269/EEC (OJ 1990 L 156, p. 9) on the minimum health and safety requirements
for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers (fourth individual
Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC). Council Directive 90/394/EEC (OJ
1990 L 196, p. 1) on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work (sixth
individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC), as amended by Council
Directive 97/42/EC (OJ 1997 L 179, p. 4). Council Directive 91/383/EEC (OJ 1991 L 206, p. 19) supplementing
the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship. Council Directive 91/628/EEC (OJ 1991 L 340
1991, p. 17) on the protection of animals during transport, as amended by Council Directive 95/29/EC (OJ 1995
L 148, p. 52). Council Directive 92/58/EC (OJ 1992 L 245, p. 23) on the minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health signs at work (ninth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of
Directive 89/391/EEC). Council Directive 92/85/EEC (OJ 1992 L 348, p. 1) on the introduction of measures toencourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently
given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive
89/391/EEC). Council Directive 93/103/EEC (OJ 1993 L 307, p. 1) on minimum requirements for health andsafety when working on board fishing vessels (thirteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC). Council Directive 94/25/EC (OJ 1994 L 164, p. 15) on the approximation of thelaws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft. Council
Directive 94/57/EC (OJ 1994 L 319, p. 20) on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations, as amended by Commission Directive
97/58/EC (OJ 1997 L 274, p. 8). Council Directive 95/21/EC (OJ 1995 L 157, p. 1) concerning the enforcement,in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member
States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions, as amended by Council Directive 98/25/EC (OJ 1998 L 157, p. 1) and Commission Directive 98/42/EC(OJ 1998 L 133, p. 19). Directive 2001/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December
2001 amending Council Directive 95/21/EC concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards forship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control) (OJ 2002 L 9,
p. 17ff). Council Directive 2009/13/EC of 16 February 2009 implementing the Agreement concluded by theEuropean Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation(ETF) on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, and amending Directive 1999/63/EC (OJ 2009 L 124, p. 3050). Directive 2009/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive
2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system (OJ 2009 L 131, p. 101113). Directive 2009/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on compliance withflag State requirements (OJ 2009 L 131, pp. 132-135). Directive 2009/16/EC of 23 April 2009 of the European
Parliament and of the Council on port State control (OJ 2009 L 131, pp. 57-100).

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of act no. 251 of 30 March 2011, section 16 of act no. 457 of 18 May 2011, section 5 of act no. 622 of 14
June 2011, section 59 of act no. 1231 of 18 December 2012, section 5(iii) and (iv) of act no. 1384 of 23 December 2012 and section 3(ii) of act no. 618 of 12 June 2013.
The amendments deriving from section 5(i) and (ii) of act no. 1384 of 23 December 2012 have notbeen incorporated in this consolidated act since the amendments do not enter into force until at a date to be
determined by the Minister of Business and Growth, cf. section 9(4) of act no. 1384 of 23 December 2012.
The amendment deriving from section 3(i) of act no. 618 of 12 June 2013 has not been incorporated
into this consolidated act since the amendment does not enter into force until at a date to be determined by the
Minister of Business and Growth, cf. section 10(2) of act no. 618 of 12 June 2013.
The amendment deriving from section 1(xv) of act no. 493 of 12 May 2010 has not been incorporated
into this consolidated act since the amendment has subsequently been repealed, cf. section 4(ii) of act no. 251
of 30 March 2011.
The amendment deriving from section 2(iv) of act no. 251 of 30 March 2011 has not been incorporated
into this consolidated act since the amendment has subsequently been repealed, cf. section 3 of act no. 249 of
30 April 2012.
The amendment deriving from section 2 of act no. 249 of 30 April 2012 has not been incorporated into
this consolidated act since the amendment has subsequently been repealed, cf. section 6 of act no. 1384 of 23
December 2012.

Part 1
Application of the act to Danish and foreign ships
Section 1. The act shall apply to Danish ships. However, only part 3, section 17(3) and part 12 shallapply to ships of war and troopships.
Subsection 2. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules regulating what objects are to
be regarded as ships.
Subsection 3. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules stipulating that the act and theregulations issued hereunder shall apply wholly or partly to foreign ships in Danish ports, in Danish territorial
waters, in the exclusive economic zones as well as in the Danish continental shelf area and fishing territory. In
this act, Faroese ships shall be considered equal to foreign ships.

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Part 2
Provisions on the construction, equipment and operation, etc. of ships
Section 2. Every ship shall be constructed, equipped and operated in such a way as to adequately protect human life at sea and in such a way that it is fit for the nature of the service for which it is intended at any
time. As much regard as possible shall be paid to pollution protection.
Subsection 2. The ship shall be provided with means of navigation, machinery, radio installations, lifesaving appliances, medicaments, means of fire-protection and fire-fighting appliances to such an extent thatthe persons on board, the ship and the cargo are protected to the extent possible.
Subsection 3. The working and accommodation places, etc. of the ship shall be constructed in such a
way that as much regard as possible is paid to the state of safety and health on board, the comfort of the persons on board, and the protection of the persons on board against harmful effects.
Subsection 4. The ship shall be provided with structural and technical means of protection against pollution.
Section 3. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on the construction, equipment
and operation of ships, including1)
when and according to what guidelines a ship shall be surveyed, the inspection, approval and testing ofmaterial, requirements for the stability, load lines and draught marks of ships, and the obligations of theowner and master of the ship in this regard, as well as rules on shipyards and other companies’ reporting of conversions of ships,
2)
safety management systems for ships and shipowners,
3)
what acts, regulations, certificates and ship's logs, including ship plans in connection with the prevention of pollution by ships, as well as survey books shall be found on board, and rules on the authorization, form, and entries of the books and rules stipulating what posters shall be placed on board,
4)
ship's records in connection with the prevention of pollution, including the endorsement of the records
and the responsibility for their keeping and safe-keeping as well as the inspection thereof,
5)
maritime security to prevent acts of terror, etc. against ships,
6)
aids and materials, their construction and marking, use, maintenance and service, safety work, theduties of the shipowner and other employers in connection with the seafarers' working and living conditions on board, including the health and safety conditions under which work on board not covered by
the working environment act (lov om arbejdsmiljø) shall be performed,
7)
the ship's safety, fire and life-saving services, hygiene conditions and cleanliness on board, the healthtraining of those treating illnesses, work-related medical examinations, payment of expenses in connection therewith, as well as the obligations of the shipowner and other employers and the employee in thisconnection,8)
the areas of responsibility of ship's officers and others on board holding high-ranking positions,
9)measures against getting stowaways on board and the treatment of stowaways on board,10) marking, loading, transportation and unloading of dangerous goods and other cargoes requiring special
arrangements with regard to the safety of the ship and of human life and the protection against pollution, including terminal operators' quality management systems for the loading and unloading of bulk
carriers, and11) the carriage of live animals.
3Subsection 2. The Minister for Business and Growth may for foreign ships covered by the act according
to regulations laid down in pursuance of section 1(3) lay down regulations on the conditions covered by theUnited Nations’ International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention or the United Nations’International Labour Organization’s Work in Fishing Convention.
Section 4. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on the delivery, marketing andmanufacture of recreational craft, marine equipment, personal safety means and other products used on board
ships.
Subsection 2. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on conditions to be observedby the shipper in connection with the carriage of goods by sea.
Subsection 3. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down regulations on the obligation to
notify the Danish Maritime Authority about accidents and other incidents at sea and on the authorities’ notification hereof to the European information platform for accidents at sea.
Subsection 4. The Danish Maritime Authority may order a party that markets a vessel or a product referred to in subsection 1 and which may, if used in accordance with its intended purpose, present a danger tohealth, safety or the environment to take the necessary measures to avert such a danger. It may, i.a., order
1)that the supply or marketing of the said vessels or products be stopped, and2)that the said products or vessels be withdrawn from the market.
Section 5. For ships the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction on thedate on which new rules issued under sections 3 and 4 come into force, it may be determined that such newrules shall not apply or shall not apply to their full extent. In this connection, due regard shall be paid to theprotection against pollution, health and safety conditions and the type and use of the ship.
Subsection 2. For ships with a gross register tonnage below 20, with a gross tonnage below 20 or with alength below 15 metres and for preservation-worthy ships, less stringent regulations may be laid down departing from the stipulations of section 2.

Part 3
Safety of navigation, etc.
Section 6. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down regulations, take measures and issue
general and specific prohibition or enforcement notices to safeguard navigation, maintain order and prevent
danger and prevent hindrance of free navigation, including1)
prohibition against navigation, fishing, anchoring and diving in special areas,2)
regulations for preventing collisions at sea, speed restrictions and routeing measures,
3)
reporting and routeing systems, radar surveillance and the use of guard vessels,
4)
approval of high-speed ferries,
5)
bridges,
6)
protection of marine cables and submarine pipelines,
7)
the establishment of zones to maintain order and prevent danger around off-shore installations and inconnection with construction works,
8)
watch-keeping on board ships, and4

9)assistance in rescuing human lives at sea.

Section 7. The Minister for Business and Growth may order any master of a ship flying the Danish flag,by means of the gathering and transmission of meteorological observations, to contribute to the maintenanceof a weather service to the extent required with regard to safety of navigation.
Subsection 2. The Minister for Transport shall, after consultation with the Minister for Business and
Growth, make the necessary provisions for Denmark's assistance in maintaining an international weather service to ensure safety of navigation.
Section 8. If the conditions so necessitate and in accordance with the specific requirements of the
Minister for Business and Growth, navigation and buoyage systems shall be established to help position-fixing and navigation in Danish buoyage areas.
Subsection 2. Navigation and buoyage systems to help in position-fixing and navigation in main shipping routes and fairways and to safe anchorages shall be set up and maintained at the expense of the State byorder of the Danish Maritime Authority.
Subsection 3. Navigation and buoyage systems not covered by subsection 2 shall be set up and maintained by the relevant port authority, bridge management, etc., which shall also bear the associated costs.
Subsection 4. The Minister for Business and Growth shall settle matters pertaining to the distinction between subsections 2 and 3.
Section 8a. The Minister for Business and Growth may, following negotiations with the Minister ofDefence, lay down rules on the surveillance of Danish waters and on ships’ calls at ports, including on the
obligation to report information to the Admiral Danish Fleet on ships navigating the waters and ports mentioned in section 1(3), on those on board and on the ships’ cargo, etc.

Part 4General obligations
Section 9. The shipowner shall ensure that the provisions of this act and provisions issued in pursuanceof the act on the ship and its operation are observed. The shipowner shall ensure that the ship is subjected tothe mandatory surveys and is provided with the necessary certificates. The shipowner shall also ensure that themaster of the ship has a possibility of meeting the obligations resting with him. The obligations under the firstto third sentences rest with the shipowner irrespective of whether other organisations, companies or persons
carry out some of the tasks or obligations on behalf of the shipowner.
Subsection 2. If the shipowner has wholly or in part transferred the obligations and fields of responsibility covered by the International Safety Management Code adopted by the United Nations’ International
Maritime Organization to another organisation or person, subsection 1 shall also apply to this organisation or
person as regards the transferred obligations and fields of responsibility.
Section 10. The master of the ship shall ensure that the ship is in a fit condition as regards health andsafety and that the work on board can be arranged in such a way that it can be done properly as regards health5and safety. The master of the ship shall also ensure that the prescribed structural and technical means of protecting the sea against pollution are in a fit condition and can be used for their purpose.
Section 11. The person in charge of the work on board shall ensure that the employees are adequately
protected against accidents and unhealthy influences and shall, through instructions and inspections, ensurethat the work is done properly having regard to the risk of accidents and the danger to health.
Section 12. The employees on board shall assist in ensuring that the measures taken to provide protection against accidents and harmful influences work as intended.
Section 13. It is the duty of every person on board to respect the safety measures taken on board withregard to the seaworthiness of the ship and the safety of the persons on board.

Part 5
Detention and prohibition against calling at a port
Section 14. If, due to faults or defects in hull, machinery, safety equipment, placing of ballast andcargo, manning or other reasons, it is related with danger to the safety or health of the persons on board or arisk of pollution to allow the ship to proceed to sea or continue its voyage, the Danish Maritime Authority may
detain the ship.
Subsection 2. The Danish Maritime Authority may also detain a ship if the ship does not have the prescribed certificates, documents or equipment or if it is defective. The Danish Maritime Authority may alsodetain a ship if serious or repeated contraventions are identified of this act, the act on seafarers’ conditions of
employment, etc. (lov om søfarendes ansættelsesforhold m.v.), the act on the manning of ships (lov om skibesbesætning), the act on the tonnage measurement of ships (lov om skibsmåling), sections 186, 197, 198 or 471
of the merchant shipping act (søloven) or provisions issued pursuant hereof. The Danish Maritime Authority
may also detain a ship if the shipowner, the master of the ship or the person who acts on their behalf impede
the Danish Maritime Authority in the proper performance of its duties.
Subsection 3. The Danish Maritime Authority may lay down rules on the issuance of a prohibition
against a ship leaving a port due to unfavourable weather, sea or ice conditions.
Subsection 4. The decision to detain the ship shall, as soon as possible, be notified to the master orowner of the ship with details about the reason for the detention and about the conditions under which theship may be released. The Danish Maritime Authority may make the release of a ship conditional upon the issuer of the ship's certificates having checked and confirmed that the certification can be maintained.
Subsection 5. The Danish Maritime Authority may cause measures to be taken to prevent the ship's departure. Abroad, the decision to detain a ship may be notified to the local Danish representation, which may,at the request of the Danish Maritime Authority, arrange for measures to be taken to prevent the departure of
the ship.
Section 15. The Danish Maritime Authority may issue a prohibition against calling at a port when EU
regulations or international provisions provide a statutory basis for this. When a prohibition against calling at
a port has been issued to a ship, the Danish Maritime Authority may allow the ship to call at a specific Danish
6port if its continued voyage would present a risk of loss of life, damage to the marine environment or if imperative safety precautions so require or with a view to remedying faults or defects.
Section 16. Only the employees of the Danish Maritime Authority who are duly authorized may detain
ships, cf. section 14(1) and (2). Harbour masters may, however, be authorized by the Danish Maritime
Authority to detain a ship provisionally.
Subsection 2. The Danish Maritime Authority may inform other countries, classification societies, theEuropean Commission, the European Maritime Safety Agency or other organisations or persons about faults
and defects identified on ships and other information of importance to safety or the environment and about
ships that have been detained or to which a prohibition against calling at port has been issued, including information about the name of the ship's classification society, charterer, etc. and the reason for the detention or
prohibition against calling at port. In addition, the Danish Maritime Authority may publish information hereon
and inform about and publish information about other contraventions of this act, the act on seafarers’ conditions of employment, etc. (lov om søfarendes ansættelsesforhold m.v.), the act on the manning of ships (lovom skibes besætning), the merchant shipping act (søloven) and the act on tonnage measurement of ships (lovom skibsmåling) and provisions issued pursuant to these acts as well as on accidents at sea.
Subsection 3. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down detailed rules on the Danish Maritime Authority's detention of ships and issuance of prohibitions against calling at port, including the notification of the police and port authorities, etc. The Minister for Business and Growth may also lay down rules on
the procedure and the conditions of withdrawing detentions or prohibitions against calling at a port.
Subsection 4. The Danish Maritime Authority's decision to detain a ship and issue a prohibition against
calling at port may be referred to the Danish Shipping Tribunal by the shipowner in question.

Part 6
Surveys, etc.
Section 17. The Minister for Business and Growth shall be the supreme administrative authority onquestions relating to this act, cf. however subsection 3, section 7(2), section 8 and section 21(3).
Subsection 2. The Danish Maritime Authority shall undertake the administration of this act, cf. however
section 7(2), section 8 and section 20a and its duty is1)
to ensure that the act and the rules, enforcement notices and prohibitions issued pursuant hereto arecomplied with,2)
to approve the use of ships, including the permitted trade area and number of passengers and in thisconnection to issue the necessary certificates and other documentation, and3)
to keep itself informed of the technical and social development within the framework of the act and tocontribute to improving ships and their equipment and operation as regards health, safety and the environment.
Subsection 3. The Minister of Defence may lay down rules on safety and health for the ships mentioned
in section 1(1), the second sentence. The Minister of Defence shall check that such regulations are complied
with.

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Subsection 4. The Minister of Defence shall check navigation and buoyage systems and may, after consultation with the Minister for Business and Growth, lay down detailed rules in this area, including the application of such rules on foreign ships.2
Subsection 5. The Minister for Business and Growth may authorize the Danish Maritime Authority to
exercise the powers assigned to the Minister for Business and Growth by this act.
Subsection 6. The Minister may lay down rules on the promulgation of regulations issued in accordancewith the act and may establish that international adoptions within the application area of the act shall be applicable irrespective of the fact that such regulations are not in the Danish language. Moreover, the Ministermay establish that ships shall comply with regulations established by recognised classification societies, etc.
irrespective of the fact that such regulations are not in the Danish language.
Subsection 7. The Minister for Business and Growth may, by agreement with the relevant minister, lay
down rules on the Danish Maritime Authority's co-operation with other public authorities and ports and decidethat the powers for the Minister of Business and Growth and the Danish Maritime Authority under this act be
exercised by other public authorities.
Subsection 8. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on complaints, including theprovision that decisions made by the Danish Maritime Authority or other public authorities in accordance withthis act cannot be referred to another administrative authority.
Section 17a. The Minister of Business and Growth may lay down provisions to the effect that written
communication to and from authorities about conditions covered by this act or regulations issued pursuant tothis act shall be made digitally.
Subsection 2. The Minister of Business and Growth may lay down more detailed regulations on digitalcommunication, including on the use of specific computer systems, special digital formats and digital signatures or the like.
Subsection 3. A digital message shall be considered to have reached the recipient when it is available tothe addressee of the message.
Section 17b. The Minister of Business and Growth may lay down provisions to the effect that theauthorities may issue decisions and other documents pursuant to this act or pursuant to regulations issued pursuant to this act without a signature, with a mechanically or similarly reproduced signature or using a technique ensuring unambiguous identification of the one who has issued the decision or the document. Such decisions and documents shall be comparable with decisions and documents with a personal signature.
Subsection 2. The Minister of Business and Growth may lay down regulations to the effect that decisions and other documents that have exclusively been made or issued on the basis of electronic data processing may be issued solely giving the relevant authority as the sender.
Section 18. The Danish Maritime Authority may order that circumstances that are not in compliancewith this act or rules or decisions issued pursuant to this act shall be remedied immediately or within a stipulated period of time.

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The check of navigation and buoyage systems have been transferred as an area of responsibility from the Ministerof Defence to the Minister for Business and Growth, cf. royal resolution of 3 October 2011.

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Section 19. The employees of the Danish Maritime Authority shall, if it is found necessary in connection with their work, have access at any time, on due proof of their identity and without the need to obtaina court order, to embark any ship covered by this act to carry out their duties. Similarly, the employees of theDanish Maritime Authority shall have access to locations from where business is carried out covered by theact. The first sentence shall also apply to ships under construction.
Subsection 2. The shipowner, the master of the ship and the chief engineer and anyone acting on theirbehalf shall be obliged to render the Danish Maritime Authority the necessary assistance in its investigations
and give any information in connection therewith.
Subsection 3. If there is specific suspicion that a legal person has breached the law in such a way that it
may entail punishment, the master and chief engineer and anyone acting on behalf of them shall inform about
the safety and health of the employees on board, cf. subsection 1, to the extent that the information is sought
to be provided for the use of processing of other issues than the metering out the punishment, cf. section 10(2)in the act on legal rights with regards to the administration’s application of compulsory intervention and dutyof disclosure (lov om retssikkerhed ved forvaltningens anvendelse af tvangsindgreb og oplysningspligter).
Subsection 4. The employees of the Danish Maritime Authority shall, in the performance of their work,
ensure that the ship is not unnecessarily delayed and that the work on board is not unnecessarily impeded.
Subsection 5. Within the framework of this act, the Danish Maritime Authority shall offer assistance tothe European Commission and to the European Maritime Safety Agency about this act and regulations within
the field of this act.
Section 20. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on the duty to report information in connection with ships' calls at Danish or foreign ports.
Subsection 2. The police may stop a recreational craft and examine it for faults and defects, including
the necessary equipment, as well as check that the master is capable of legally navigating the craft. If the craft
does not fulfil the provisions of the act or the regulations issued pursuant to the act, the police may prohibit
the use of the craft until the conditions have been made legal.
Subsection 3. Police, customs authorities, labour inspection and port authorities that become aware of
circumstances in contravention of this act or rules laid down pursuant to this act shall notify the Danish Maritime Authority hereof. The authority in question may lay down detailed rules concerning this.
Subsection 4. A medical practitioner who finds or suspects that a person has been exposed to harmful
effects during the course of his work on board a ship shall notify the Danish Working Environment Service
hereof. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down detailed rules concerning this.
Subsection 5. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on the duty to report industrial
accidents, cases of poisoning, occupational diseases and other circumstances of importance in terms of healthand safety.
Section 20a. As part of the supervision under this act, the Danish Maritime Authority may also supervise compliance with the act on smoke-free environments on Danish ships (lov om røgfri miljøer på danske
skibe), the act on seafarers’ conditions of employment, etc. (lov om søfarendes ansættelsesforhold m.v.), theact on the manning of ships (lov om skibes besætning), the act on the tonnage measurement of ships (lov om
skibsmåling), sections 153 and 168, section 169(4) and sections 170, 186, 197, 198, 403(a)-403(c), 440 and
471 of the merchant shipping act (søloven) and regulations issued pursuant hereto and EU regulations within9the scope of application of the acts. The Danish Maritime Authority may order that matters that violate thesaid acts or regulations issued pursuant hereto shall be rectified immediately or within an established deadline.
Subsection 2. Section 16(2), section 17(7) and section 8, sections 19, 22 and 24 and the provisions issued pursuant hereto and section 25 shall also apply to inspection activities under subsection 1.
Subsection 3. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down regulations on the inspection that is
carried out under this act and on the consideration of complaints from seafarers etc., including that it shall not
be stated that an inspection is carried out as a consequence of a complaint. Regulations on the supervision ofcompliance with the act on smoke-free environments on Danish ships (lov om røgfri miljøer på danske skibe)shall be laid down following consultations with the Minister of Health.
Section 20b. Within the framework of this act, the Danish Maritime Authority shall perform the issuance of the prescribed certificates and any other documentation under the act on seafarers’ conditions of employment, etc. (lov om søfarendes ansættelsesforhold m.v.). The Danish Maritime Authority may lay down
more detailed regulations hereon.

Part 7
The Danish Shipping Tribunal
Section 21. The Minister for Business and Growth shall appoint a Shipping Tribunal, which shall process complaints concerning detention of ships and bans against entry of Danish ports, orders and bans against
ships as mentioned in section 43 or section 43a(1) or (2) in the act on protection of the marine environment(lov om beskyttelse af havmiljøet), the manning of ships and decisions by medical practitioners on the medical
suitability of seafarers and fishermen to serve on board ships.
Subsection 2. The Minister for Business and Growth may transfer the processing of complaints madeagainst other decisions than those mentioned in subsection 1 to the Danish Shipping Tribunal.
Subsection 3. Decisions made by the Danish Shipping Tribunal shall not be appealed to other administrative authorities. No later than four weeks after the Tribunal has made a decision, the case may be brought
before the courts by each of the parties. Legal proceedings shall be instigated against the authority against
whose decision a complaint has been filed with the Tribunal. However, cases concerning medical practitioners’ decisions on the suitability to serve on board ships shall always be instigated against the Danish Maritime
Authority. Legal proceedings raised by the authority against whose decision a complaint has been filed with
the Tribunal shall be instigated against the party who has complained about the decision. The authority against
whose decision a complaint has been filed with the Tribunal shall inform others who have been a party to thecase before the Tribunal about the legal proceedings.
Subsection 4. The Danish Shipping Tribunal shall consist of a chairman as well as a number ofmembers with expert knowledge. A vice-chairman may be appointed. The chairman and the vice-chairman
shall be High Court judges. The expert members of the Tribunal shall be familiar with shipping, including
technical and nautical matters as well as maritime medicine.
Subsection 5. The chairman and the members of the Tribunal as well as the vice-chairman shall be appointed by the Minister for Business and Growth for a period of 4 years with the possibility of reappointment.
Subsection 6. When deciding on each individual case, a number of members shall participate appointed
by the chairman according to regulations laid down by the Minister for Business and Growth.
10Subsection 7. The Minister for Business and Growth shall lay down the rules of procedure of the Danish Shipping Tribunal, including appointment of the Tribunal’s members and the composition of the Tribunal
by the chairman for the individual cases as well as deadlines for complaints and the processing of these.
Subsection 8. The Danish Maritime Authority shall act as the Danish Shipping Tribunal’s secretariat.

Part 8Classification societies, etc.
Section 22. The Minister for Business and Growth may, under specified conditions, authorize classification societies, other companies or individuals to carry out surveys of ships, including calculations, investigations and measurements of ships, and to issue certificates on behalf of the Danish Maritime Authority.
Subsection 2. The Minister for Business and Growth may, under specified conditions, authorize companies or individuals to carry out approval work and examination and testing of ships, marine equipment andother products that require approval by the Danish Maritime Authority.
Subsection 3. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on recognition of testing andapproval, etc.
Subsection 4. The Danish Maritime Authority shall not be liable to pay damages for errors made by theauthorized companies, etc. mentioned in subsections 1 and 2.
Subsection 5. The Danish Maritime Authority shall not be obliged itself to carry out surveys and approvals covered by an authorization issued in pursuance of subsection 1 or 2.
Subsection 6. When an authorization is issued under subsection 1 or 2, the Danish Maritime Authority
may, at the request of the authorized party, conclude an agreement that limited liability rests with the authorized party for damage caused by simple negligence during the performance of the tasks covered by theauthorization.
Section 23. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules to the effect that ships of alength of 45 metres or more shall be registered with an authorized classification society.

Part 9Payment and guarantee in connection with surveys and detentions
Section 24. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on payment for surveys of ships
carried out by the Danish Maritime Authority pursuant to the act.
Subsection 2. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on the payment for surveys
carried out upon request, including surveys of foreign ships, as well as on the payment for work carried out in
connection with approval or certification prescribed in accordance with the act.
Subsection 3. If a port State inspection of a foreign ship establishes defects that warrant detention of theship, the Danish Maritime Authority may require payment for the inspection. Such a detention shall not be
lifted until full payment has been made or a guarantee hereof has been given.
Subsection 4. The Minister for Business and Growth may lay down rules on the interest on amounts according to subsections 1-3 that are not paid when due and on the payment of reminder fees.
11Section 25. The classification societies, other companies and individuals mentioned in sections 22 and23 may require payment for their work.

Part 10
The Danish Ships Inspection Council
Section 26. The Minister for Business and Growth shall appoint the Danish Ships Inspection Council,
which shall1)
advise the Ministry of Business and Growth and the Danish Maritime Authority on safety at sea,
2)
follow developments within the scope of this act, and3)
put forward requests and proposals concerning legislation on safety at sea and the administration related
thereto.
Subsection 2. The Danish Ships Inspection Council shall consist of a chairman appointed by the Minister and a number of members to be specified by the Minister, including representatives of the shipowners,
the seafarers and the shipyards. The Minister may appoint representatives from other trades as members.
Subsection 3. The Minister for Business and Growth shall lay down the rules of procedure of theCouncil.

Part 11
Working environment boards and working environment services
Section 27. The Minister for Business and Growth may set up working environment boards with the
purpose of furthering the health and safety of the employees on board ships. The working environment boards
shall be composed of an equal number of representatives of the employees on board and their employers. The
Danish Ships Inspection Council shall lay down rules on the appointment of members of the working environment boards.
Subsection 2. In order to take care of the health and safety work for persons employed on board, theworking environment boards shall set up a working environment service in their area.
Subsection 3. The Minister for Business and Growth may provide funding for the Danish Fishermen’s
Occupational Health Service’s work with consultancy, guidance, information, analyses, measurements andother preventive activities. The size of the amount shall be determined on the annual finance and appropriation act (finansloven).
Subsection 4. The Minister for Business and Growth shall lay down rules on the construction, tasks,
functions and funding of the working environment boards and services.

12Part 12Penalty clause
Section 28. Anyone who
1)
contravenes sections 9-13 or section 19(2),2)
disregards the conditions of a permit, exemption or an approval according to the law, or2)
fails to observe orders or prohibitions issued pursuant to this act or in accordance with rules issued pursuant to this act
shall be liable to punishment by fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year.
Section 29. Anyone who causes grounding, shipwreck or any other sea accident due to grave error or
gross negligence during the performance of his duties shall be liable to punishment by fine or imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 4 months unless a more stringent penalty is provided for in accordance with otherlegislation. The same shall apply if the person in question repeatedly causes such an occurrence due to error or
negligence.
Subsection 2. Any master of a ship who grossly negligently or repeatedly navigates or handles the ship
contrary to good seamanship shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 months.
Any master of a ship who fails to make himself aware of the orders and regulations applying to navigation in
the waters in which the ship sails and in the places that the ship calls at shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 months.
Subsection 3. Any master neglecting his obligations pursuant to section 135 of the merchant shippingact (søloven) in relation to rescue of those on board when a ship is in distress at sea, shall be liable to punishment by fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding four months.
Section 29a. A person who navigates a ship or who in other respects carries out safety-related work on
board a ship after having consumed alcohol to such an extent that the blood alcohol concentration during or
after the navigation exceeds a blood alcohol level of 0.5 per mille shall be liable to punishment.
Subsection 2. Subsection 1 shall not apply to recreational craft for which there are no training requirements for the master or mate if any. However, subsection 1 shall apply to persons navigating water scooters orsimilar vessels.
Subsection 3. Subsection 1 shall not apply to recreational craft that are moored in port or at anchor in a
protected berth.
Subsection 4. Furthermore, a person, who navigates a ship or who in other respects carries out safetyrelated work on board a ship after having consumed alcohol or other intoxicating substances to such an extent
that the person in question is not capable of performing his service satisfactorily shall be liable to punishment.
Subsection 5. Subsection 1 shall apply by analogy to foreign recreational craft if training requirements
would have applied to the master or mate, if relevant, cf. subsection 2, the first sentence, had the pleasure craft
been flying the Danish flag.
Subsection 6. The Minister for Business and Growth may, following negotiations with the Governmentof Greenland, lay down rules on navigation under the influence of alcohol in Greenland waters covering otherpersons than those mentioned in subsections 1 and 4. Furthermore, the Minister may determine that subsections 2, 3 and 5 shall, in whole or partly, not apply in Greenland waters.

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Section 29b. The police may, at any time, demand that persons who are subject to the provisions on
navigation under the influence of alcohol contained in this act carry out a breath test.
Subsection 2. If there is reason to believe that a person has violated the provisions on navigation under
the influence of alcohol, or if a person refuses or is not able to carry out a breath test, the police may require to
get a blood and urine sample. Under certain circumstances, the police may furthermore require that the person
in question is examined by a medical practitioner.
Section 29c. In accordance with section 29a, navigation under the influence of alcohol shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment for up to 1 year and 6 months.
Subsection 2. Navigation under the influence of alcohol in row boats and similar vessels that are notoperated by means of sails or engine power shall, however, be punishable by fine.
Section 29d. Any person who navigates a vessel or who serves as a mate or marine engineer despite thefact that the right to navigate has been suspended unconditionally shall be punishable by fine, cf. howeversubsection 2.
Subsection 2. The punishment in accordance with subsection 1 may be changed to imprisonment for up
to one year and six months if the person in question1)
is found guilty of more instances of drunken navigation during the period of suspension or2)
has previously been punished for drunken navigation during the period of suspension.
Section 29e. Any person who has engaged in navigation under the influence of alcohol may have hisright to navigate a vessel or to serve as a mate or marine engineer suspended. Suspension of navigationalrights shall be unconditional. However, under mitigating circumstances suspension may be conditional.
Subsection 2. The right to navigate a vessel or to serve as a mate or marine engineer may also be
suspended in case of aggravating circumstances in conjunction with judgment for contravention of section
29(1) or (2). Suspension may be conditional.
Subsection 3. Unconditional suspension in accordance with subsection 1 or 2 shall be for a period of
between 6 months and 5 years or forever.
Subsection 4. If the right to navigate a vessel or to serve as a mate or marine engineer is suspended unconditionally, the prosecution shall forward the maritime trading certificate, certificate of competence or highspeed craft certificate of the person in question to the Ministry of Business and Growth together with the transcript of the judgment. If the right to navigate a vessel or to serve as mate or marine engineer has beensuspended for a period longer than 3 years, the matter of recovery of the right before the expiration of thesuspension period may be brought before the courts in accordance with section 78(3) in the penal code (straffeloven) and at the earliest 3 years after the final judgment. The right can only be recovered in case of special
circumstances.
Subsection 5. Conditional suspension shall be conditioned by the fact that the person in question in atrial period of 3 years from the final judgment does not navigate a vessel or serve as mate or marine engineer
under such circumstances that the right to do so is suspended. When suspension is conditional, the establishment of the suspension period shall be postponed. If the person who has had the right to navigate suspended isinvolved in another matter during the trial period which entails suspension of navigational right or the right toserve as mate or marine engineer, the court shall determine a joint suspension for this matter and the previously decided contravention.
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Subsection 6. If, in case of navigation under the influence of alcohol, the police deem that the conditions for unconditional suspension of the navigational right or to serve as a mate or marine engineer are present, the police may temporarily suspend this right, however, in such a manner that the court may discontinue
the suspension before the matter is finally settled by the court. If the court rules for acquittal in the court offirst instance and the judgment is appealed by the prosecution, the prosecution may in matters where the circumstances are in favour of maintaining the suspension of the right to navigate or to serve as a mate or marine
engineer during the appeal, bring this matter before the court of appeal which will decide on the matter by
judgment. The period in which the right to navigate or to serve as mate or marine engineer has beensuspended shall be deducted from the suspension period.
Subsection 7. If a master, mate or marine engineer has their right to serve suspended, it shall be decided
by judgment if respectively the master may be allowed to serve as mate and if the mate or the marine engineer
may be allowed to serve in positions of lower ranks. The Minister for Business and Growth shall in this caseprovide the person in question with the necessary maritime trading certificate. Partial suspension shall not be
possible if the person in question is found guilty of navigating under the influence of alcohol.
Section 30. If, in the event of a collision or in the event that the ship as a result of its navigation or in asimilar way causes damage to another ship or persons or goods on board, and where it may be done without
particular danger to the ship itself, its crew and passengers, the master of the ship fails to afford the other ship
and its crew and passengers all the assistance possible and necessary to rescue it from the danger that hasarisen and if he fails to give the radio call sign, name and home port of the ship as well as the place or the port
from which it comes and for which it is bound, the party in question shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 months.
Section 31. The penalty under section 29(1)-(3) may be increased to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year in case of aggravating circumstances, cf. section 32(1) and (6), and to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 2 years if the contravention has been committed intentionally. The penalty under sections 28
and 30 may be increased to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years if the contravention has beencommitted intentionally or due to gross negligence.
Subsection 2. The penalty under section 28, section 29(1)-(3), section 29c(1) and section 30 may,furthermore, be increased to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years if the contravention has caused an
accident involving serious personal injury or loss of life.
Section 31a. In case of contraventions of regulations issued in pursuance of section 3(iv) that are notfound to entail a penalty more stringent than a fine, the Danish Maritime Authority may signify in a finepenalty notice that the case may be settled without legal proceedings if the contravening party declares himself
guilty of the offence and prepared to pay the fine stated in the fine-penalty notice within a stipulated period oftime. The Danish Maritime Authority may extend this period of time upon request.
Subsection 2. The provisions of the Danish administration of justice act (retsplejeloven) concerning therequirements for the content of an indictment and that a suspect has the right to remain silent shall also apply
to fine-penalty notices.
Subsection 3. If the contravening party accepts the fine, further legal proceedings shall be waived.

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Section 31b. If provisions issued of this act, of the act on the safe manning of ships (lov om skibesbesætning) or of regulations issued pursuant hereto have been contravened on board a ship as part of its operation, the ship may be detained if it is necessary in order to secure a claim for a fine or legal costs to be paid.
However, a ship shall not be detained if the person who had demand of the ship was unrightfully in possession of it when the claim arose.
Subsection 2. If a fine or legal costs have not been paid or if a guarantee of this has not been given
within 2 months after the final decision on the case, satisfaction of the debt may be sought by seizing the ship.
Subsection 3. Detentions are made by the police. In case of contraventions of provisions issued pursuant to section 3(iv), a detention may also be made by the Danish Maritime Authority.
Subsection 4. When a ship is detained in accordance with subsection 1, part 74 of the Danish administration of justice act (retsplejeloven) on seizure shall apply with the amendments deriving from subsections
1-3.
Section 32. When determining the severity of the punishment, it shall be considered an aggravating circumstance that1)
the contravention has caused or threatened to cause loss of life or damage to health, without the matterbeing covered by section 31(2),2)
a prohibition or order has previously been issued for the same or analogous conduct, or
3)
financial gain has been achieved or sought to be achieved for the contravening party or others throughthe contravention.
Subsection 2. Sentencing in pursuance of section 29c(1) shall take into consideration if
1)
the blood alcohol concentration level during or after the navigation has exceeded 2.0 per mille,2)
the person in question is found guilty of several instances of drunken navigation,3)
the person in question has previously had the right to navigate or serve as mate or marine engineer
suspended conditionally as a consequence of drunken navigation and the new offence has been committed before 3 years after the previous judgment was final,4)
the person in question has previously had the right to navigate or to serve as mate or marine engineer
suspended unconditionally and the new offence has been committed before 5 years after the expirationof the suspension period, or5)other severe navigational errors have been made or other aggravating circumstances are present.
Subsection 3. When fining in pursuance of section 29c(1), consideration shall furthermore be given to
the income of the person being fined at the time of the offence and the blood alcohol level during or after thenavigation.
Subsection 4. When fining in pursuance of section 29d(1), consideration shall furthermore be given to
the income of the person being fined at the time of the offence. The same shall apply to fines issued in pursuance of section 58 in the penal code (straffeloven) in connection with conditional imprisonment decided inpursuance of section 29c(1) or 29d(2).
Subsection 5. The provisions in subsections 3 and 4 may be departed from when special circumstances
are in favour thereof.
Subsection 6. It shall be considered particularly aggravating circumstances if the contravention has
caused or threatened to cause loss of life or damage to the health of persons below 18 years of age, cf. subsection 1(i).

16Subsection 7. If the proceeds achieved through a contravention are not confiscated, particular accountshall be taken of the amount of any financial gain that has been achieved or sought to be achieved when determining the size of the fine, including additional fines.
Subsection 8. Regulations issued in pursuance of this act may stipulate punishment by fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year. In such regulations, similar punishment may be stipulated for thecontravention of rules established by the European Union’s regulations on matters that are subject to the act.
Furthermore, it may be stipulated that the punishment may be increased to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years under the same circumstances as those mentioned in subsection 1.
Subsection 9. Liability to punishment may be imposed on companies, etc. (juridical persons) in accordance with the regulations of part 5 of the penal code (straffeloven).
Subsection 10. When imposing liability to punishment under subsection 9, persons who are hired toperform work on board the ship by others than the shipowner shall also be considered to be associated withthe shipowner. If a document of compliance has been issued in accordance with the International Safety
Management Code or if a certificate has been issued in accordance with the Maritime Labour Convention toanother organisation or person, the master of the ship and the seafarers shall also be considered to be associated with the one to whom the document has been issued.
Subsection 11. A legal person who establishes to have done everything necessary to ensure a good andsafe working environment cannot, however, be punished in cases where an employee contravenes section 12
or provisions established in pursuance of section 3(vi) and subsection 8 if the contravention regards the application of personal safety equipment, extraction devices, protective equipment or safety measures which alone
serve to protect the person in question.

Part 13
Entry into force, etc.
Section 33. The act shall enter into force on 1 March 1999.
Section 34. The act on ship safety (lov om skibes sikkerhed), etc., cf. consolidated act no. 594 of 26
June 1996, and the act on safety of navigation (lov om skibsfartens betryggelse), cf. consolidated act no. 587
of 29 September 1988, shall be repealed at the same time.
Subsection 2. Regulations issued in pursuance of the acts mentioned in subsection 1 shall remain inforce until they are repealed or superseded by regulations issued in pursuance of this act.
Subsection 3. Contraventions of the regulations mentioned in subsection 2 shall be punished in accordance with the regulations in force until now.
Subsection 4. Certificates and other documents issued in pursuance of the acts mentioned in subsection
1 shall retain their validity until the expiry of the time period stipulated in the document.
Section 35. (Left out).
Section 36. This act shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland but may by royal decree be put
into force wholly or partly for Greenland with the amendments deriving from the Greenland conditions.

17**********Act no. 493 of 12 May 2010 contains the following provisions for entry into force:

Section 7
Subsection 1. The Minister for Business and Growth shall determine the entry into force date of the act.
In this connection, the Minister may determine that the provisions of the act shall enter into force on different
dates.3 4
Subsection 2. (Left out).5

Section 8(Left out).6

Section 9
Subsection 1. The act shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, cf. however subsections 2 and3.
Subsection 2. (Left out).7
Subsection 3. Sections 1, 3, 4 and 5 may by royal decree be put into force in full or partly for Greenlandwith the amendments deriving from the special Greenland conditions.
**********Act no. 251 of 30 March 2011 contains the following provisions for entry into force:

Section 5
Subsection 1. The Minister for Business and Growth shall determine the date of the entry into force ofsection 1, section 2(ii) and (iv), section 3 and section 4. In this connection, the Minister may determine thatthe provisions of the act shall enter into force on different dates.8

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5
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Section 1(i)-(vii), (ix), (xi)-(xiv) and (xvi)-(xxx) of act no. 493 of 12 May 2010 as well as section 16(2), the first
sentence, of the act on safety at sea (lov om sikkerhed til søs), as worded by section 1(x) of act no. 493 of 12 May
2010, entered into force on 15 June 2010, cf. consolidated act no. 594 of 3 June 2010.
Section 1(viii) of act no. 493 of 12 May 2010 as well as section 16(2), the last sentence, of the act on safety atsea (lov om sikkerhed til søs), as worded by section 1(x) of act no. 493 of 12 May 2010, entered into force on 20
August 2013, cf. section 1(1) and (2) of order no. 6 of 9 January 2013.
Subsection 2 concerns the act on the manning of ships (lov om skibes besætning).
Section 8 concerns the act on the recruitment of ship’s crews (lov om forhyring af skibsmandskab).

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Subsection 2. Section 2(i) and (iii) shall enter into force on 1 April 2011.

Section 6
Subsection 1. The act shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Subsection 2. (Left out)9
Subsection 3. Sections 1 and 2 may by royal decree be put into force wholly or partly for Greenlandwith the amendments deriving from the special Greenland conditions.
**********Act no. 457 of 18 May 2011 contains the following provisions for entry into force:

Section 14
Subsection 1. This act shall enter into force on 15 June 2011.

Section 15
Subsection 1. The act shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Subsection 2. The act may by royal decree be put into force wholly or partly for Greenland with theamendments deriving from the special Greenland conditions.
Subsection 2. (Left out)10**********Act no. 622 of 14 June 2011 contains the following provisions for entry into force:

Section 6
Subsection 1. This act shall enter into force on 1 July 2011, cf. however subsection 2
Subsection 2. (Left out)11

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Subsection 2 concerns the merchant shipping act (søloven).
Section 1 2(ii) entered into force on 20 August 2013, cf. order no. 7 of 9 January 2013.
Subsection 2 concerns the merchant shipping act (søloven).
Subsection 2 concerns the merchant shipping act (søloven).
Subsection 2 concerns the act on the taxation of seafarers (sømandsbeskatningsloven).

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Section 7
Subsection 1. The act shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, but sections 1, 3 and 5 may byroyal decree be put into force wholly or partly for Greenland with the amendments deriving from the special
Greenland conditions.
**********Act no. 1231 of 18 December 2012 contains the following provisions for entry into force:

Section 69
Subsection 1. This act shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.
Subsection 2. Administrative regulations issued pursuant of the previous provisions shall remain inforce until they are amended or repealed.

Section 70
Subsection 1. Sections 1-39, 41-50 and 53-68 shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, cf.
however subsections 3 and 4.
Subsection 2. (Left out).12
Subsection 3. (Left out).13
Subsection 4. Sections 1-10, 17, 18, 23, 29, 35-39, 41-44, 49, 50, 54, 58-63, 65 and 66 may by royal
decree be put into force in full or partly for Greenland with the amendments deriving from the special Greenland conditions.
Subsection 5. (Left out).14**********Act no. 1384 of 23 December 2012 contains the following provisions for entry into force:

Section 9
Subsection 1. This act shall enter into force on 15 February 2013, cf. however subsections 3 and 4.
Subsection 2. (Left out).15

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Subsection 2 concerns the act on mortgage loans and mortgage bonds, etc. (lov om realkreditlån og
realkreditobligationer m.v.).
Subsection 3 concerns various other acts.
Subsection 5 concerns the act on financial stability (lov om finansiel stabilitet) and the act on Government
injection of capital into credit institutions (lov om statsligt kapitalindskud i kreditinstitutter).

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Subsection 3. (Left out).16
Subsection 4. The Minister for Business and Growth may determine the date of the entry into force ofsection 1(iii), (iv) and (vi)-(viii), section 2, section 5(i) and (ii) and sections 6-8. In this connection, theMinister may determine that the provisions shall enter into force on different dates.

Section 10
Subsection 1. This act shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, cf. however subsections 2-4.
Subsection 2. The Minister for Business and Growth may by royal decree put the act into force in full orpartly for Greenland with the amendments deriving from the special Greenland conditions.
Subsection 3. (Left out).17
Subsection 4. (Left out).18**********Act no. 618 of 12 June 2013 contains the following provisions for entry into force:

Section 10
Subsection 1. This act shall enter into force on 1 October 2013, cf. however subsection 2.
Subsection 2. The Minister for Business and Growth shall determine the entry into force date of section
1(vi)-(xxxiv), and sections 2-9. In this connection, the Minister may determine that the provisions shall enter
into force on different dates.19

Section 11(Left out).20

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Subsection 2 concerns the repeal of the act on a registration fee for recreational craft (lov om registreringsafgift
for fritidsfartøjer).
Subsection 3 concerns the merchant shipping act (søloven).
Subsection 3 concerns the merchant shipping act (søloven).
Subsection 4 concerns the merchant shipping act (søloven) and the act on the Danish International Register of
Shipping (lov om Dansk Internationalt Skibsregister).
Section 3(ii) entered into force on 1 November 2013, cf. order no. 1230 of 28 October 2013.
Section 11 concerns the merchant shipping act (søloven).

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Section 12
Subsection 1. This act shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, cf. however subsections 2
and 3.
Subsection 2. Sections 1-9 may be put into force in full or partly for Greenland by royal decree with theamendments deriving from the special Greenland conditions.
Subsection 3. (Left out).21

Danish Maritime Authority
Christian Breinholt / Alexander Milan

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Subsection 3 concerns the merchant shipping act (søloven).

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