# The Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2024, Regulation 3: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
“AFS-Certificate” means the certificate issued in accordance with Annex 4 to the Convention;
“AFS-Declaration” means the declaration drawn up in accordance with Annex 4 to the Convention;
“anti-fouling system” has the same meaning as in article 2(2) of the Convention;
“Convention” means the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001;
“cybutryne” means the chemical substance bearing the Chemical Abstracts Service Number 28159-98-0;
“gross tonnage” means gross tonnage determined in accordance with regulation 6 (gross tonnage) or 12(1) (continuing use of previous gross tonnage) of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997;
“international voyage” means a voyage between—
(a) a port in the United Kingdom and a port outside the United Kingdom; or
(b) a port in a Convention country (other than the United Kingdom) and a port in any other country or territory (whether a Convention country or not) which is outside the United Kingdom,
and, for the purposes of paragraph (b), “Convention country” means a country or territory which is either a country the Government of which is party to the Convention or a territory to which the Convention extends whether or not it is subject to the amendments to, or reservations in respect of, the Convention;
“United Kingdom ship” has the same meaning as in section 85(2) of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/509/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-anti-fouling-systems-regulations-2024/regulation-3
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