# The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Documents) Regulations 1987, Regulation 13: British Seamen’s Cards issued under the Order of 1960.


(1) This regulation applies to a British Seaman’s Card issued under the Order of 1960 and which is still valid on the date these Regulations come into operation. (2)Subject to regulation 14, a British Seaman’s Card to which this regulation applies shall continue in force and shall have effect as if it were a British Seaman’s Card issued under regulation 5 provided that, if the holder is not present in the United Kingdom on the date these Regulations come into effect, his British Seaman’s Card shall remain valid only until he first returns to the United Kingdom after that date; and references in regulations 9, 10, 12, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 to British Seamen’s Cards or to seamen’s documents shall include references to British Seamen’s Cards to which this regulation applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/408/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-documents-regulations-1987/regulation-13
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