Regulation 3 Application of Regulations to ships of Her Majesty’s armed forcesI1

Without prejudice to any statutory provision or rule of law which applies in relation to Her Majesty’s armed forces, these Regulations shall not apply to any ship forming part of Her Majesty’s armed forces or of the armed forces of any country within the Commonwealth or of the armed forces of any other country for the time being designated for the purposes of all the provisions of the Visiting Forces Act 1952^f1 under section 1(2) of that Act, or to the officers and crew of any such ship.

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), at the request of the officer holding Her Majesty’s commission who has command or charge of a ship forming part of Her Majesty’s armed forces, an authorised officer may issue or cause to be issued a ship sanitation certificate in respect of the ship in accordance with the procedures set out at regulation 15.