# Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, Section 69: Meaning of “coasting ship”

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Part “coasting ship” means any ship for the time being engaged in the trade of carrying goods coastwise—
(a) between places in the United Kingdom, or
(b) between a place in the United Kingdom and a place in the Isle of Man.
(2) The Commissioners may from time to time give directions as to what trade by water—
(a) between places in the United Kingdom, or
(b) between a place in the United Kingdom and a place in the Isle of Man,
is, or is not, to be deemed to be carrying goods coastwise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/2/section/69 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/customs-and-excise-management-act-1979/section-69
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