The Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (Unregistered Ships) Order 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/1994
• Sections: 2

Section 1

(1) This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (Unregistered Ships) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 3rd September 1993.

(2) In this Order “ the Act ” means the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967.

(3) The Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (Unregistered Ships) Order 1991 and the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (Unregistered Ships) (Amendment) Order 1992 are hereby revoked.

Section 2

(1) For the purposes of section 29 of the Act the Secretary of State specifies the following class of ships, that is to say ships which are—

(a) British ships to which the Act applies; and

(b) not registered, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; and

(c) wholly owned by persons each of whom either is resident in the United Kingdom or is a body corporate which has its principal place of business in the United Kingdom.

(2) The Secretary of State directs that in all circumstances the provisions of the Act relating to ships registered in the United Kingdom shall have effect in relation to ships of the class specified in paragraph (1) above as if they were registered in the United Kingdom.