Any ship or vessel belonging to Her Majesty, and in actual service, (other than a ship of war,) may be declared by the Admiralty to be a ship of war for the purposes of this Act; and all the provisions of this Act shall thereupon apply to such ship or vessel, and shall continue to so apply as long as she then continues in actual service, but no longer.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 3 extended by S.I. 1972/971, art. 4, Sch. 1