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Regulation 2 Interpretation and revocation

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

In these Regulations:

  • “the Act of 1995” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

  • “Marine Safety Agency” means the Marine Safety Agency, an executive agency of the Department of Transport;

  • “Radio Rules” means the following:

    1. (i)

      the Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1974f1;

    2. (ii)

      regulations 125A, 125B, 125C, 130 and 131 of the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975f2;

    3. (iii)

      the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1992f3;

    4. (iv)

      the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1993f4; and

    5. (v)

      the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995f5, 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.

(2)

Subject to regulation 3 below,

(a)

the following Regulations are hereby revoked:

  • The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1995f6;

  • The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996f7;

(b)

in the Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Competency as A.B.) Regulations 1970f8 Schedule 3 shall be omitted.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1974/19/19, amended by S.I. 1982/1292 and S.I. 1994/1104.

f2

S.I. 1975/330; relevant amendment is S.I. 1991/1342.

f3

S.I. 1992/3 to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.

f4

S.I. 1993/69.

f5

S.I. 1995/1210, amended by S.I. 1996/2418.

f6

S.I. 1995/1893.

f7

S.I. 1996/2419.

f8

S.I. 1970/294; Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 1995/1893.