Merchant Shipping Act 1995

120 Power to grant exemptions from this Chapter.U.K.

The Secretary of State may grant exemptions from any requirements of Part III or this Chapter or of any regulations made thereunder—

(a)with respect to any fishing vessel or to a fishing vessel of any description; or

(b)with respect to any person or a person of any description serving in a fishing vessel or in a fishing vessel of any description;

and nothing in any other provision of Part III or this Chapter conferring a power to provide for or grant exemptions shall be taken to restrict the power conferred by this section.