# The Pleasure Craft (Arrival and Report) Regulations 1990, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act of 1979” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;
“arrival” means the anchoring, berthing or mooring of a pleasure craft within the limits of a port and “arrive” and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“duty” means any duty, tax or levy charged on goods imported into the United Kingdom;
“the person responsible” means the person on board a vessel under whose command or subject to whose personal direction it has arrived or is intended to arrive as a pleasure craft;
“the prescribed form” means the form prescribed by the Commissioners for the purpose of these Regulations in directions made under section 35(1) of the Act of 1979;
“pleasure craft” means—
(a) a vessel which, at the time of its arrival from abroad at a port in the United Kingdom, is being used for private recreational purposes, and of which the total complement, including passengers and crew, does not exceed 12 persons; or
(b) any vessel which an officer allows, after application is made to him in person or in writing, to be treated as a pleasure craft for the purposes of these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1169/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pleasure-craft-arrival-and-report-regulations-1990/regulation-2
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