Measurement of tonnage of ship
(1) References in Part 24A and in this Schedule to the gross or net tonnage of a ship are to that tonnage as determined -
(a) in the case of a vessel of 24 metres in length or over, in accordance with the IMO International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships 1969;
(b) in the case of a vessel under 24 metres in length, in accordance with tonnage regulations.
(2) A ship shall not be treated as a qualifying ship for the purposes of this Part and this Schedule unless there is in force -
(a) a valid International Tonnage Certificate (1969), or
(b) a valid certificate recording its tonnage as measured in accordance with tonnage regulations.
(3) In this paragraph 'tonnage regulations' means regulations under section 91 of the Mercantile Marine Act, 1955 or the provisions of the law of a country or territory outside the State corresponding to those regulations.
Second or subsequent application of sections 697P and 697Q
32. Where sections 697P and 697Q
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