Part IV Offshore Activities

28 Interpretation of Part IV.

1

In this Part—

  • F1“foreign sector of the continental shelf” means an area within which rights are exercisable with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources by a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;

  • “installation” includes any floating structure or device maintained on a station by whatever means;

  • F2. . .

  • “submersible apparatus” has the same meaning as in section F388 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

  • “vessel” includes a hovercraft, submersible apparatus and an installation which is in transit and “master”—

a

in relation to a hovercraft, means the captain;

b

in relation to submersible apparatus, means the person in charge of the apparatus; and

c

in relation to an installation which is in transit, means the person in charge of the transit operation.

2

It is hereby declared that, notwithstanding that this Part may affect individuals or bodies corporate outside the United Kingdom, it applies to any individual whether or not he is a British subject, and to any body corporate whether or not incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.