# The Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ship Survivability) Regulations 1994, Regulation 2: Interpretation.


(1) In these Regulations—
“Administration” means the Maritime Administration of a party to the Agreement;
“Agreement” means the Agreement dated 27th July 1993 and set out in Merchant Shipping Notice 1541 between the parties set out in appendix 1 to that notice and includes any amendment (including the addition of a party to that agreement) to the Agreement considered by the Secretary of State relevant from time to time and set out in a Merchant Shipping Notice;
“Merchant Shipping Notice” means a Notice described as such and 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;
“non-UK ro-ro passenger ship” means a ro-ro passenger ship which is not a United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship;
“post-1990 ship” means a passenger ship the keel of which was laid, or was at a similar stage of construction, on or after 29th April 1990 or a cargo ship which is converted to a passenger ship on or after that date;
“ro-ro passenger ship” means a passenger ship provided with cargo or vehicle spaces not normally subdivided in any way and extending to either a substantial length or the entire length of the ship in which vehicles or cargo can be loaded or unloaded in a horizontal direction;
“the 1980 Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction) Regulations 1980;
“the 1984 Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction and Survey) Regulations 1984;
“United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship” means a ro-ro passenger ship which is a United Kingdom ship.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/422/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ro-ro-passenger-ship-survivability-regulations-1994/regulation-2
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