Persons upon whom duties are imposed
4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), it shall be the duty of every—
(a)employer;
(b)self-employed person; and
(c)other person on whom a duty is imposed by section 4 of the 1974 Act,
to comply with all provisions of these Regulations, but such a duty shall extend only to matters within his control.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), it shall be the duty of every employee to comply with such of these Regulations as relate to the performance of or the refraining from an act by him in the course of a dock operation.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to regulations 8(4), 11(5), 17, 19(2) to (5), and 20, which expressly say on whom the duties are imposed.
(4) No duty imposed by these Regulations shall be placed upon—
(a)the master or crew of a ship; or
(b)any person employing the persons in sub-paragraph (a) above,
in relation to plant which remains on board the ship and any dock operation carried out on the ship solely by the master or crew of the ship; and in this paragraph“master” and“ship” have the meanings assigned to them by section 742 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894(1).