Meaning of installation
17 Meaning of installation
An installation is a structure that:
is able:
to float or to be floated; and
to move, or to be moved, as an entity from one place to another; and
is, or is to be, used wholly or principally in:
exploring or exploiting natural resources (such as fish or minerals) with equipment on, or forming part of, the structure; or
operations or activities associated with, or incidental to, activities of the kind referred to in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; and
either:
is attached to, or resting on, the seabed; or
is attached semipermanently or permanently to a structure that is attached to, or resting on, the seabed.
An installation is a vessel for the purposes of this Act (see paragraph (b) of the definition of vessel in section 12).
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