# The General Lighthouse Authorities (Beacons: Automatic Identification System) Order 2006, Article 2: Automatic Identification System


All references to a beacon in Part VIII of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 shall be construed as including equipment provided for broadcasts in the frequency range 156.025 – 162.025 MHz where such equipment forms part of a system for providing information—
(a) to ships about the type, position and functioning of aids to the navigation of ships; or
(b) to assist the general lighthouse authorities in the efficient provision of aids to the navigation of ships.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110746805/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-general-lighthouse-authorities-beacons-automatic-identification-system-order-2006/article-2
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