Regulation 2 InterpretationI1
United Kingdom
In these Regulations—
“arrival” means the anchoring, berthing or mooring of a vessel within the limits of a port and “arrive” and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
F1“CEMA 1979” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;
“notification of arrival” means notification of arrival as referred to in regulation 6(2);
“pleasure craft” means a vessel which, at the time of its arrival in the United Kingdom, is being used for private recreational purposes;
F2“the Directions” means directions made by the Commissioners under section 35(1) of CEMA 1979;
“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 purposes of these Regulations in F3the Directions.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.8.2026) by The Pleasure Craft (Arrival and Report) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/819), regs. 1, 3(2)(a)
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Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.8.2026) by The Pleasure Craft (Arrival and Report) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/819), regs. 1, 3(2)(b)
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Words in reg. 2 substituted (6.8.2026) by The Pleasure Craft (Arrival and Report) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/819), regs. 1, 3(2)(c)
Commencement
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Reg. 2 in force at 28.6.1996, see reg. 1