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(1)In this Part—
(a)sections 2 and 3 have effect in place of section 1 of the [1894 c. 60.] Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (qualification for owning British ship); and
(b)sections 4 to 8 have effect in place of sections 2 and 3 of that Act (obligation to register British ships and exemptions from registry) and for otherwise regulating the registration of ships under Part I of that Act in the United Kingdom.
(2)In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
“length”, in relation to a ship, has the same meaning as in the tonnage regulations of the 1894 Act;
“owner”, in relation to a registered ship, means registered owner;
“registered” and “registration” mean respectively registered and registration under Part I of the 1894 Act in the United Kingdom;
“representative person” means a person appointed (or treated as appointed) as such under section 5.
(3)References in this Part to a ship being entitled to be registered shall be construed in accordance with section 4.
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