South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) In this
Subdivision—
"boat code agent" means a person whose appointment as a boat code agent under
this Subdivision is in force;
"boat code examiner" means a person whose approval as a boat code examiner
under this Subdivision is in force;
"business day" means every day except—
(a)
Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday; or
(b) a
day which falls between 25 December in 1 year and 1 January in
the following year;
"HIN" means a series of letters and numbers that identify the vessel to which
they are attached or on which they are inscribed and that—
(a)
indicate that the vessel is registered in Australia; and
(b)
identify the authority that issued the HIN; and
(c)
identify the boat code agent who fixed the HIN plate to the vessel; and
(d)
identify the year in which the HIN plate was fixed;
"HIN plate" means a plate issued by the CE on which part of a HIN is inscribed
at the time of issue.
(2) For the purposes
of this Subdivision—
(a) a
reference to fixing a HIN plate to a vessel includes a reference to the
forming of the letters and numbers comprising a HIN into the fabric of the
hull of a vessel in the course of manufacturing it; and
(b) a
reference to a HIN plate includes (if the context permits) a reference to a
HIN that is not inscribed on a plate but is, or is to be, formed into the
fabric of the hull of a vessel.