{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statistical-returns-carriage-of-goods-and-passengers-by-sea-regulations-1997/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statistical-returns-carriage-of-goods-and-passengers-by-sea-regulations-1997/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2330",
  "legislation_title": "The Statistical Returns (Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Sea) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statistical-returns-carriage-of-goods-and-passengers-by-sea-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations:\n“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:\n“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;\n“harbour authority”—\n(a) in Great Britain, means a harbour authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1964, and\n(b) in Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970.\n(2) 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 (hereinafter the “Directive”).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964. c.40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1970 c."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No. L320, 30.12.95 p.25."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2330/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:51:06.294541+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}