Certificates issued under the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 199829

Any International Load Line Certificate or International Load Line Exemption Certificate issued under regulation 9 or 12 of the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 199813 which is valid immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force—

a

has effect on and after that date as if it were issued under these Regulations, and

b

subject to the provisions of these Regulations continues to be valid until the expiry of that certificate.