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Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995
4Meaning of “vessel”
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4 Meaning of “vessel”
4 Meaning of “vessel”
(1) In this Act, vessel includes water craft of any description used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
(2) Without limiting the above, a vessel includes—
(a) any non-displacement craft, and
(b) a seaplane, but only while it is on water, and
(c) anything used on water that is declared by the regulations to be a vessel.
(3) However, a vessel does not include anything that is declared by the regulations not to be a vessel.