S.L. 409.13 Art. 1Citation and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Recreational Diving Services Regulations.

(2) The aim of these regulations is to establish the licence and other requirements for service providers in the field of recreational scuba diving.

(3) These regulations shall apply to any physical or legal person offering recreational diving services to the public and any other person employed by such physical or legal person to carry out any of the duties prescribed in these regulations.

(4) The provision of recreational diving services is to be considered a tourism operation in terms of the Act and shall therefore be subject to the provisions of the Act and to any relevant regulations made thereunder.