Amendments to the 1987 Regulations

2.  The following amendments shall be made to regulation 2 of the 1987 Regulations –

(a) after the definition of “conveyance” there shall be inserted the following definition:

““garbage” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping (Reception Facilities for Garbage) Regulations 1988;”(1);

(b) for the definition of “harbour area” there shall be substituted the following:

““harbour area” has the same meaning as in the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987;”(2); and

(c) for the definition of “ship” there shall be substituted the following:

““ship” means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment including submersible craft, floating craft and any structure which is a fixed or floating platform;”.

(1)

S.I. 1988/2293.

(2)

S.I. 1987/37.