reg 3 Application and exemption
(1) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations shall apply to all activities of young persons engaged as workers on United Kingdom ships. (2) Subject to paragraph (3), Regulations 1, 2, 3, 14, 15 and 16 shall apply to all activities of young persons engaged as workers on ships other than United Kingdom ships which are in United Kingdom waters. (3) These Regulations shall not apply to or in relation to– (a) the activities of a worker which are covered by The Health and Safety (Young Persons) Regulations 1997 or The Health and Safety (Young Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 ; or (b) any work carried out in circumstances which are unusual and unforeseeable, beyond the employer’s control or due to exceptional events, where– (i) that work is of a temporary nature and must be performed immediately, and (ii) adult workers are not available, and (iii) the young persons affected are allowed equivalent compensatory rest time within the following three weeks.