Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations:

• “maritime transport operator” means any person by whom or on behalf of whom a contract for the transport of goods or persons by sea is concluded with a shipper or a passenger:

• “person carrying on business or trade in the maritime transport sector” includes any maritime transport operator and any person who acts as an agent on behalf of a maritime transport operator in relation to a contract for the transport of goods or persons by sea concluded with a shipper or a passenger;

• “harbour authority”—

  1. (a)

     in Great Britain, means a harbour authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1964^f1, and

  2. (b)

     in Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970^f2.

Unless given a definition in these Regulations expressions used herein have the same meaning as in Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea^f3 (hereinafter the “Directive”).