# The General Lighthouse Authorities (Beacons: Maritime Differential Correction Systems) Order 1997, Article 2


For the purposes of Part VIII of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, all references to a beacon in the said Part VIII shall be construed as including equipment provided for broadcasts in the medium frequency range 283.5-315 khz from any transmitter situated in the United Kingdom where such equipment forms part of a maritime differential position-fixing, integrity monitoring and data carrying system based on real-time corrections to signals emanating from a global satellite system.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3016/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-lighthouse-authorities-beacons-maritime-differential-correction-systems-order-1997/article-2
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