Regulation 2 Interpretation and application

In these Regulations—

• “child” means a person who is under school-leaving age for the purposes of section 51 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970;

• “education authority” has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f1;

• “local education authority” has the meaning given by section 114(1) of the Education Act 1944^f2;

• “training ship” means a ship operated for the purpose of educating or training children;

• “United Kingdom ship” means a ship which—

  1. (a)

     is registered in the United Kingdom; or

  2. (b)

     is not registered under the law of any country but is wholly owned by persons each of whom is—

     1. (i)

        a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen or a British Overseas citizen, or

     2. (ii)

        a body corporate which is established under the law of a part of the United Kingdom and has its principal place of business in the United Kingdom;

• “young person” means a person under the age of eighteen.