Regulation 3 Application

(1)

Subject to paragraph 2, these Regulations apply to a vessel placed on the market on or after the commencement date.

(2)

These Regulations do not apply to—

(a)

a vessel specifically designed for nuclear use, failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;

(b)

a vessel specifically intended for installation in or the propulsion of ships and aircraft; and

(c)

fire extinguishers.

(3)

In paragraph (2), “ship” has the meaning given by section 313 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 F1.

Annotations

F1: S.I. 1989/1327.
F2: 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51).
F3: Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008.