# The Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1981, Regulation 3


Any 1974 certificate which—
(a) relates to a ship registered in a country in respect of which the Protocol of 1978 takes effect on the 1st May 1981; and
(b) is in force on the 1st May 1981
shall, so long as it remains in force, be treated as if it were an accepted Safety Convention certificate within the meaning of the Acts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/584/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-convention-transitional-provisions-regulations-1981/regulation-3
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