SCHEDULE 1Gross tonnage

United Kingdom ships3

In the case of a ship of 24 metres in length or over for which the Secretary of State permits the continuing use of a gross tonnage pursuant to regulation 12(1) of the 1997 Regulations, the “gross tonnage” is the smaller of—

a

the largest gross tonnage permitted for that ship pursuant to regulation 12(1) of the 1997 Regulations; and

b

the gross tonnage of the ship determined in accordance with regulation 6 of the 1997 Regulations.