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