# The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, Regulation 7: Cases where these Regulations do not apply

Extent: E+W+S

These Regulations shall not apply—
(a) where the Diving at Work Regulations 1997 apply;
(b) where the Merchant Shipping (Medical Scales) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1974 apply;
(c) where the Merchant Shipping (Medical Stores) Regulations 1986 apply;
(d) on vessels which are registered outside the United Kingdom;
(e) to a mine of coal, stratified ironstone, shale or fireclay;
(f) in respect of the armed forces of the Crown and any force to which any provision of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 applies;
(g) where the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989 apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/917/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-first-aid-regulations-1981/regulation-7
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