Regulation 4 Extension of section 27 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970
It is hereby directed that section 27 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970f1 shall extend to ships (other than fishing vessels) of the following description, that is to say sea-going ships—
which are wholly owned by a person resident in, or a body corporate (not being a general lighthouse authority) having a principal place of business in, the United Kingdom ; and
which are entitled to be registered in the United Kingdom under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 but are not registered, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere;
and to masters and seamen employed in them.
It is hereby directed that the said section 27 shall apply to sea-going ships (other than fishing vessels) which are not registered, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, other than ships falling within paragraph (1) above, and to masters and seamen employed in them, when such ships are within the saeward limits of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom while proceeding to or from a port in the United Kingdom.
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Section 27 was substituted by section 32 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12).