PART 3Exceptions
Excluded sectors22.
(1)
These Regulations do not apply—
(a)
to workers to whom the Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work) Regulations 200217 apply;
(b)
to workers to whom the Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 200418 apply;
(c)
to workers to whom the Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 200319 apply.
(2)
Regulations 4(1) and (2), 7(1), (2) and (6), 9(1) and (6), 10, 12(1), 13(1) and (2), 14(1), 15, 16 and 20 do not apply—
(a)
where characteristics peculiar to certain specific services such as the armed forces or the police, or to certain specific activities in the civil protection services, inevitably conflict with the provisions of these Regulations; or
(b)
to workers to whom the European Agreement on the organisation of working time of mobile staff in civil aviation concluded on 22nd March 2000 and implemented by Council Directive 2000/79/EC of 27th November 200020 applies.
(3)
Regulations 4(1) and (2), 7(1), (2) and (6), 10, 12(1), 13(1) and (2) and 14(1) do not apply to workers to whom Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the organisation of working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities, dated 11th March 200221 applies.
(4)
Regulation 28 does not apply to workers to whom the Cross-border Railways Services (Working Time) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200822 apply.