SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6 Minor and consequential amendments
The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)
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After section 313 of the 1995 Act there is inserted—
313A Meaning of “qualifying foreign ship”.
1
In this Act “qualifying foreign ship” means any ship other than—
a
a British ship, or
b
a ship which is not registered under Part II and which (although not by virtue of section 1(1)(d) a British ship)—
i
is wholly owned by persons falling within subsection (2) below, and
ii
is not registered under the law of a country outside the United Kingdom.
2
The following persons fall within this subsection, namely—
a
British citizens,
b
British Dependent Territories citizens,
c
British Overseas citizens,
d
persons who under the M1British Nationality Act 1981 are British subjects,
e
British Nationals (Overseas) (within the meaning of that Act),
f
British protected persons (within the meaning of that Act), or
g
bodies corporate incorporated in the United Kingdom or in any relevant British possession and having their principal place of business in the United Kingdom or in any relevant British possession.