The Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (Unregistered Ships) Regulations 1991

Extension to ships entitled to be registered of less than 24 metres in length

3.  It is hereby directed that—

(a) the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 to these Regulations ; and

(b) the provisions of the Regulations made under that Act specified in column 1 of Part II of that Schedule;

shall extend to ships (other than fishing vessels) of the following description, that is to say, sea-going ships

(i) which are wholly owned by a person resident in, or a body corporate (not being a general lighthouse authority) having a principal place of business in, the United Kingdom ; and

(ii) which are entitled to be registered in the United Kingdom under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 but are not registered, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere ; and

(iii) which are less than 24 metres in length;

and to masters and seamen employed in them, with such exceptions, adaptations and modifications (if any) as are specified in column 2 of that Schedule.