# The Merchant Shipping (Hatches and Lifting Plant) Regulations 1988, Regulation 8: Lifting Plant


The employer and the master shall ensure that any lifting plant is not used unless it has been thoroughly examined by a competent person:
(a) at least once in the preceding 12 month period; and
(b) following a test in accordance with regulation 7.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1639/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-hatches-and-lifting-plant-regulations-1988/regulation-8
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