# The Merchant Shipping (Employment of Young Persons) Regulations 1995, Regulation 2: Interpretation and application


(1) 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;
“local education authority” has the meaning given by section 114(1) of the Education Act 1944;
“training ship” means a ship operated for the purpose of educating or training children;
“United Kingdom ship” means a ship which—
(a) is registered in the United Kingdom; or
(b) is not registered under the law of any country but is wholly owned by persons each of whom is—
(i) a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen or a British Overseas citizen, or
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/972/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-employment-of-young-persons-regulations-1995/regulation-2
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