(1) Where by these
regulations any act is required or forbidden to be done in relation to any
vessel, it is the duty of the master and owner of the vessel to do the act or
to refrain from doing the act as the case may be except where otherwise
expressly provided by these regulations.
(2) For the purposes
of this regulation, regulation 51C applies to every vessel being a vessel
within the meaning of the Acts or to every owner or person in charge of any
such vessel, as the case may be.
[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette
19 Dec 1962 p. 4014; 10 Feb 2006 p. 667;
27 Aug 2010 p. 4113; 25 Jul 2014 p. 2581;
SL 2024/191 r. 5.]