The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI (A)) Regulations 1992

Citation, commencement, and revocation:

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 31st October 1992: Provided that the said Regulations shall not have effect:

(a) Subject to (b) below, in relation to a vessel whose keel was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction:

(i) before 1st January 1940, until 1st April 1994;

(ii) on or after 1st January 1940 but before 31st December 1962, until 1st April 1995;

(iii) on or after 1st January 1963 but before 31st December 1974, until 1st April 1996;

(iv) on or after 1st January 1975 but before 31st August 1984, until 1st April 1997; and

(v) on or after 1st September 1984 but before 31st October 1992, until 1st April 1998.

(b) in the case of the requirements of regulations 7(4), 8 and 9 relating to the carriage of lifejackets, until 31st October 1993 for all ships.

(2) The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1980(1)are hereby revoked to the extent that they apply to United Kingdom ships of Class III, IV, V, VI and VI(A).

(1)

S.I. 1980/538; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.