The Working Time Regulations 1998

[F1 Excluded sectors E+W+S

18.— (1) These Regulations do not apply—

[F2 (a) to workers to whom the Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work) Regulations 2002 apply];

[F3 (b) to workers to whom the Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004 apply];

[F4 (c) to workers to whom the Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003 apply].

(2) Regulations 4(1) and (2), 6(1), (2) and (7), 7(1) and (6), 8, 10(1), 11(1) and (2), 12(1), 13 [F5 , 13A] and 16 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;

(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 2000 applies; or

(c) to the activities of workers who are doctors in training.

(3) Paragraph (2)(c) has effect only until 31st July 2004.

(4) Regulations 4(1) and (2), 6(1), (2) and (7), 8, 10(1), 11(1) and (2) and 12(1) do not apply to workers to whom Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities, dated 11th March 2002 applies.]

[F6 (5) Regulation 24 does not apply to workers to whom the Cross-border Railways Services (Working Time) Regulations 2008 apply.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 18 substituted (1.8.2003) by The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1684), regs. 1, 4

F2 Reg. 18(1)(a) substituted (17.3.2014) by The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/308), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 5(2)

F3 Reg. 18(1)(b) substituted (16.8.2004) by The Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1713), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 6 (with reg. 3(1))

F4 Reg. 18(1)(c) substituted (24.12.2003) by The Merchant Shipping (Working Time Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3049), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 6

F5 Word in reg. 18(2) inserted (1.10.2007) by The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2079), regs. 1(2), 2(10)

F6 Reg. 18(5) inserted (27.7.2008) by The Cross-border Railway Services (Working Time) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1660), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 4