Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Maritime Security) Regulations, 2004Part 1 : PreliminaryDivision 4 - Applications4. Regulations not to apply to certain state ships etc |
| (1) | Unless the context indicates otherwise, these regulations do not apply to, or in relation to— |
| (a) | a warship or other ship operated for naval, military, customs or law enforcement purposes by an organ of state or by a foreign state; |
| (b) | a ship (other than a ship covered by paragraph (a)) that is— |
| (i) | owned or operated by an organ of state or by a foreign state; and |
| (ii) | being used wholly for non-commercial activities; |
| (c) | a security regulated port,or a part of a port, at any time that the port, or the part of the port, is under the exclusive control of the South African National Defence Force. |
| (2) | A reference in these regulations to a maritime industry participant does not include a |
reference to—
| (a) | the South African National Defence Force; |
| (b) | the South African Revenue Service; |
| (c) | the South African Police Service; or |
| (d) | any other organ of state determined in writing by the Minister. |