Part XIII Supplemental

Application of Act to certain descriptions of ships, etc.

307 Application of Act to non-United Kingdom ships.

1

The Secretary of State may make regulations specifying any description of non-United Kingdom ships and directing that such of the provisions of this Act and of instruments under this Act as may be specified in the regulations—

a

shall extend to non-United Kingdom ships of that description and to masters and seamen employed in them, or

b

shall so extend in such circumstances as may be so specified, with such modifications (if any) as may be so specified.

2

Regulations under this section may contain such transitional, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be expedient.

3

In this section “non-United Kingdom ships” means ships which are not registered in the United Kingdom.