The Merchant Shipping (Home Office Ships) Order 2020 No. 1551

PART 3 Exceptions and modifications to the 1995 Act for registered Home Office ships

Application of the 1995 Act in respect of registered Home Office ships

9.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions of the 1995 Act do not apply to a registered Home Office ship.

(2) The following provisions of the 1995 Act apply to a registered Home Office ship—

(a) section 105 (master’s power of arrest), as if the ship were a United Kingdom ship;

(b) any provision that would, but for registration under this Order, apply to a Home Office ship as a Government ship.