S.L. 234.16 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 234.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -''the Act'' means the Merchant Shipping Act;

''the Convention'' means the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims signed in London on the 19th November, 1976, as amended by the Protocol of 1996 thereto, signed in London on the 2nd May, 1996, as referred to in article 375(2)(a) and (b) of the Act; ''the Minister'' means the Minister responsible for shipping.

(2) Unless otherwise defined in these regulations or unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used in these regulations shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Convention.