# Merchant Shipping (Safety And Load Line Conventions) Act 1932, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In the present Convention, unless expressly provided otherwise—
(a) a ship is regarded as belonging to a country if it is registered at a port of that country;
(b) the expression “Administration” means that the Government of the country in which the ship is registered;
(c) an international voyage is a voyage from a country to which the present Convention applies to a port outside such country, or conversely; and for this purpose every colony, overseas territory, protectorate or territory under suzerainty or mandate is regarded as a separate country;
(d) a ship is a passenger ship if it carries more than 12 passengers;
(e) the expression “Regulations” means the Regulations contained in Annex I.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/22-23/9/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-and-load-line-conventions-act-1932/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-3
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