# The Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Wages and Accounts) Regulations 1972, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Wages and Accounts) Regulations 1972 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1973.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1970;
“seaman” does not include a person serving in a fishing vessel; and
“ship” means a ship registered in the United Kingdom but does not include a fishing vessel.
(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1700/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-wages-and-accounts-regulations-1972/regulation-1
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