Section 2
In these regulations –
of Merchant Shipping Licensed Small Ships Regulations 1961
“licensing authority” means the Port Officer and in any place where no Port Officer has been appointed under the
Ordinance means any person appointed by the Director;
“mechanically propelled small ship” means any power driven small ship, whether or not also fitted with oars or sails, but does not include a small ship driven by outboard motor;
“register” means the register kept under regulation 4;
“small ship” means any vessel of under fifteen tons which plies on the coast or rivers of North Borneo and which is either –
(a)
eighteen feet or more in length; or
(b)
being less than eighteen feet in length is used for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward, but does not include a seagoing tug;
“trading limits” means the limits prescribed in the Schedule of the Merchant Shipping (Classification of Coastal
Trade Ships) Regulations, 1961 [G.N. No. S 33 of 1961].