Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Delegation of Type Approval) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st March 1996.
(2)
In these Regulations:
(i)
“the Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
(ii)
“Merchant Shipping Notice” means a Notice described as such, issued by the Marine Safety Agency of the Department of Transport; and
(iii)
reference to Merchant Shipping Notice M 1645 includes reference to any Merchant Shipping Notice amending or replacing that Notice which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time.