# Industry Act 1972, Section 12: Interpretation of Part III.

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

(1) In this Part of this Act—
“equipment”, in relation to a ship or installation, means the installation on or in it, or the provision for it, of fixed or movable equipment, or apparatus or furnishings of any kind;
“mobile offshore installation” means any installation which is intended for underwater exploitation of mineral resources or exploration with a view to such exploitation and can move by water from place to place without major dismantling or modification, whether or not it has its own motive power;
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation.
(2) For the purposes of this Part of this Act—
(a) a ship other than a tug is of the qualifying size if its gross tonnage, ascertained in accordance with regulations under section 19 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, is not less than 100 tons;
(b) a tug is of the qualifying size if it is of not less than 500 brake horsepower;
(c) an installation is of the qualifying size if it weighs not less than 100 tons excluding fuel and water.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/63/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/industry-act-1972/section-12
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