| Short Title: | Merchant Shipping Act 1906 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to amend the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1900. |
| Year: | 1906 |
| Introduced By: | David Lloyd George, President of the Board of Trade |
| Territorial Extent: | United Kingdom |
| Royal Assent: | 21 December 1906 |
| Status: | Amended |
| Original Text: | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/6/48/contents |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
| Statute Book Chapter: | 6 Edw. 7. c. 48 |
The Merchant Shipping Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 48) was introduced by David Lloyd George, then President of the Board of Trade. It established regulations covering the standards of food and accommodation on British registered ships.[1]
It was part of a number of acts introduced by David Lloyd George, and later Winston Churchill, as President of the Board of Trade, to improve conditions for workers.