The defendant had driven a jet-ski negligently. He appealed his conviction under the 1995 Act for having done an act which caused or was likely to cause a serious injury.
Held: The meaning of ‘ship’ might be extended to non-commercial and smaller vessels, but the stretch to classify a jet-ski as a ship was absurd. The appeal succeeded.
Citations:
[2005] EWCA Crim 3184, Times 04-Jan-2006
Links:
Statutes:
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 58(2)(a)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 04 July 2022; Ref: scu.235805
