# The Merchant Shipping (Ships' Doctors) Regulations 1995, Regulation 2


(1) In these Regulations—
“owner” in relation to a ship means the registered owner of the ship unless that ship has been chartered by demise or is managed, either wholly or in part, by a person other than the registered owner under the terms of a management agreement; in that case “owner” includes the demise charterer or person managing the ship, as the case may be;
“qualified doctor” means a fully registered person within the meaning of section 55 of the Medical Act 1983.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1803/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ships-doctors-regulations-1995/regulation-2
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