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Regulation 2 Citation, revocation and interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

In these Regulations:—

  • “associated equipment” includes manropes, safety lines and harnesses, lifebuoys with self igniting lights, heaving lines, lighting, and when required by regulation 7(8), stanchions and bulwark ladders;

  • “existing ship” means a ship the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction before 25th May 1980;

  • “Merchant Shipping Notice” means a Notice described as such issued by the Department of Transport and any reference to a particular Merchant Shipping Notice includes a reference to any document amending or replacing that Notice which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time and is specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice.

(2)

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation of that number in these Regulations.