# The Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1981, Regulation 4


Any 1974 certificate which relates to a ship registered in a country to which the Protocol of 1978 does not for the time being apply shall be treated as if it were an accepted Safety Convention certificate within the meaning of the Acts so long as the certificate remains in force:
provided that no such certificate shall be so treated after the 30th April 1982.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/584/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-convention-transitional-provisions-regulations-1981/regulation-4
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