# The Prevention of Damage by Pests (Application to Shipping) Order 1951, Article 4


All references in Part I of the Act to an owner or occupier of land, or to the duty of a local authority to secure that their district is so far as practicable kept free from rats and mice shall have effect subject to the following modifications:—
(a) general references to an owner of land shall be construed as references to the owner of a vessel which is not a sea-going ship;
(b) general references to an occupier of land shall be construed as references to the person having the custody or control of a vessel which is not a sea-going ship;
(c) general references to the duty of a local authority to secure so far as practicable that their district is kept free from rats and mice shall be construed as including a duty to secure so far as practicable that any vessel in their district which is not a sea-going ship is kept free from rats and mice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1951/967/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-damage-by-pests-application-to-shipping-order-1951/article-4
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