Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)

PART IV Canal Boats

53 Interpretation of Part IV

In this Part of this Act—

• " canal" includes any river, inland navigation or lake, and any other waters situated wholly or partly within a county, whether those waters are or are not within the ebb and flow of the tide ;

• " canal boat" means any vessel, however propelled, which is used for the conveyance of goods along a canal, not being—

  (a)

  a sailing barge which belongs to the class generally known as " Thames sailing barge " and is registered under the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1983, either in the Port of London or elsewhere, or

  (b)

  a sea-going ship so registered, or

  (c)

  a vessel used for pleasure purposes only;

• "master", in relation to a canal boat, means the person having command or charge of the boat; and

• " owner ", in relation to a canal boat, includes a person who, though only the hirer of the boat, appoints the master and other persons working the boat.