The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (unregistered Ships) Regulations 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/1367
• Sections: 3

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Unregistered Ships) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 8th July 1991.

Section 2

It is hereby directed that sections 30 and 31 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 shall extend to ships of the following descriptions, that is to say, ships—

(i) which are wholly owned by persons resident in, or by a body corporate having a principal place of business in, the United Kingdom; and

(ii) which are entitled to be registered in the United Kingdom under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 or under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 but are not registered, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

Section 3

(1) It is hereby directed that, in the circumstances specified in paragraph (2) below, section 31 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 shall extend to ships of the following description, that is to say, ships

(i) which are not wholly owned by a persons resident in, or by a body corporate having a principal place of business in, the United Kingdom; and

(ii) which are not registered in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

(2) The specified circumstances are when the shipis within the seaward limits of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom while proceeding to or from a port in the United Kingdom unless the ship would not be so proceeding but for weather conditions or any other unavoidable reason, or, being a fishing vessel, while fishing within such limits.