*In these regulations the expression "the Act" means the Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951), and unless the context otherwise indicates, any expression used in these regulations to which a 'meaning has been assigned in the Act, bears the meaning so assigned.

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* For the purposes of these regulations, the Minister has designated the following officers as  "proper officers" in the Republic:—

At Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Walvis Bay:

The Principal Officer of the Marine Division.

At East London, Mossel Bay, Port Nolloth and Luderitz:

The Shipping Master.