The Merchant Shipping (Compulsory Insurance of Shipowners for Maritime Claims) Regulations 2012

InterpretationU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

“the Directive” means Directive 2009/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd April 2009 on the insurance of shipowners for maritime claims(1);

“United Kingdom ship” means a ship registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Act.

(2) Expressions used in these Regulations and in the Directive have the same meaning as in the Directive.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 2 in force at 5.10.2012, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

O.J. L. 131, 28.5.2009, p.128.