Regulation 2

In these Regulations—

• “the Act of 1948” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1948^f1;

• “the Act of 1949” means the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949;

• “the Act of 1967” means the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967^f2;

• “the Act of 1970” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1970^f3;

• “the Act of 1974” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1974^f4;

• “the Act of 1979” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1979^f5;

• “the principal Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1894^f6;

• “Radio Rules” means the following:

  1. (i)

     the Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1974^f7;

  2. (ii)

     regultaions 125A, 125B, 125C, 130 and 131 of the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975^f8;

  3. (iii)

     the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1992^f9;

  4. (iv)

     the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1993^f10; and

  5. (v)

     the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995^f11, so far as those Regulations relate to radio installations on cargo ships;

• “tons” means gross tons, and the tonnage of a ship having alternative gross tonnages shall be taken to be the larger of those tonnages.

Subject to regulation 3 below, the following Regulations are hereby revoked:

• The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1991^f12;

• The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1991^f13;

• The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1993^f14;

• The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1993^f15;

• The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1994^f16.