Amendment of the principal Regulations
5. For regulation 18 (excluded sectors) substitute the following –
“Excluded sectors
18.—(1) These Regulations do not apply –
(a)to workers to whom the European Agreement on the organisation of working time of seafarers dated 30th September 1998 and put into effect by Council Directive 1999/63/EC of 21st June 1999(1) applies;
(b)to workers on board a sea-going fishing vessel; or
(c)to workers on board a ship or hovercraft employed by an undertaking which operates services for passengers or goods by inland waterway or lake transport.
(2) Regulations 4(1) and (2), 6(1), (2) and (7), 7(1) and (6), 8, 10(1), 11(1) and (2), 12(1), 13 and 16 do not apply –
(a)where characteristics peculiar to certain specific services such as the armed forces or the police, or to certain specific activities in the civil protection services, inevitably conflict with the provisions of these Regulations;
(b)to workers to whom the European Agreement on the organisation of working time of mobile staff in civil aviation concluded on 22nd March 2000 and implemented by Council Directive 2000/79/EC of 27th November 2000(2) applies; or
(c)to the activities of workers who are doctors in training.
(3) Paragraph (2)(c) has effect only until 31st July 2004.
(4) Regulations 4(1) and (2), 6(1), (2) and (7), 8, 10(1), 11(1) and (2) and 12(1) do not apply to workers to whom Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities, dated 11th March 2002(3) applies.”.
O.J. No. L167, 2.7.99, p. 33
O.J. No. L302, 1.12.00, p. 57
O.J. No. L80, 23.3.02, p. 35