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Interpretation of terms.
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2. The following words and expressions in this Act shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter; (that is to say,)
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The expression “United Kingdom” shall be taken to mean the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland:
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The expression “President and Governors” shall mean the president and governors for the relief and support of sick, maimed, and disabled seamen, and of the widows and children of such as shall be killed, slain, or drowned in the Merchant Service, incorporated by the first of the said recited Acts:
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The expression “the fund” shall mean the Merchant Seamen’s Fund:
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The word “ship” shall include every description of vessel employed on the high seas or on the coasts of the United Kingdom, or in any port or creek of the same, except boats exclusively employed in fishing on the coasts of the United Kingdom, or the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark, Alderney, or Man, and except vessels employed exclusively in trading or going only from place to place within any river of the United Kingdom:
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The expression “home-trade ship” shall include every ship included in the above definition, employed in trading or going within the following limits (that is to say), the coasts of the United Kingdom, the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark, Alderney, and Man, and the continent of Europe between the river Elbe and Brest, inclusive:
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The expression “foreign-going ship” shall include every “ship” included in the above definition, employed in trading or going beyond the limits aforesaid:
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The word “owner,” when applied to a ship shall include all the persons, if more than one, to whom the ship belongs:
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The word “master” shall include every person having command or charge of a ship:
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The word “seaman” shall include every person (except masters and apprentices duly indentured and registered) employed or engaged to serve in any capacity on board any ship.
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[S.3 rep. 38 & 39 Vict. c. 66. (S.L.R.)]
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