# The Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Waters) Regulations 1992, Regulation 3


(1) This regulation applies to instruments [made or] in force at the time of the making of these Regulations being—
(a) regulations made pursuant to section 21(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979; or
(b) rules or regulations made pursuant to any other provision of the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1988
in which the expression “smooth waters” or “partially smooth waters” or any cognate expression occurs.
(2) For the purposes of any instrument to which this regulation applies and notwithstanding anything therein—
(a) “category A, B, C or D waters” shall respectively mean the waters specified as Category A, B, C or D waters in Merchant Shipping Notice M1504.
(b) the term “smooth waters”, when used in the regulations referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation means category A and B and C waters combined and the term “partially smooth waters” means category D waters.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2356/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-categorisation-of-waters-regulations-1992/regulation-3
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