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548A PDFTitle:MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (DWELLING VESSELS) REGULATIONGazette Number:L.N. 158 of 2001; L.N. 282 of 2006
Section:2Heading:InterpretationVersion Date:02/01/2007

In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires-
"closed area" (禁區) means an area of the waters of Hong Kong specified in Schedule 1;
"licence" (牌照) means-

        (a) a licence issued under the repealed Regulations and in force immediately before the commencement of this Regulation; or
        (b) a licence issued under this Regulation;
"licensed dwelling vessel" (已領牌住家船隻) means a dwelling vessel in respect of which a licence has been issued and is for the time being in force, and "unlicensed dwelling vessel" (未領牌住家船隻) shall be construed accordingly;
"licensee" (持牌人) means-
        (a) a person to whom a licence for the time being in force is issued; or
        (b) a person to whom a licence for the time being in force is transferred under section 7;
"period of validity" (有效期), in relation to a licence, means the period from the date of issue of the licence up to and including the date of expiry of the licence, both dates as specified in the licence;
"prescribed area" (訂明範圍) means an area of the waters of Hong Kong specified in Schedule 2;
"repealed Regulations" (已廢除規例) means the Shipping and Port Control (Dwelling Vessels) Regulations (Cap 313 sub. leg. C).