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The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2016/354
Year2016

2016 No. 354

Merchant ShippingSafety

The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Made 10th March 2016

Laid before Parliament 15th March 2016

Coming into force 6th April 2016

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1)(a) and (b), (3) and (5) to (7) and 86(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 19951, and having consulted the persons referred to in section 86(4) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
S-1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 6th April 2016.

(2) In these Regulations, “the 1998 Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 19982.

Amendment of the 1998 Regulations

Amendment of the 1998 Regulations

S-2 For the definitions of “ EEA Agreement” and “ EEA State” in...

2. For the definitions of “EEA Agreement” and “EEA State” in regulation 3(1) of the 1998 Regulations substitute —

““EEA Agreement” and “EEA State” have the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 19783.”

S-3 After regulation 10 of the 1998 Regulations insert— 11 Review...

3. After regulation 10 of the 1998 Regulations insert—

S-11

“Review

11.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a)

(a) carry out a review of these Regulations;

(b)

(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and

(c)

(c) publish the report.

(2) In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how the European obligations or any other international obligations of the United Kingdom (which are implemented by means of these Regulations) are implemented in other member States or countries which are subject to those obligations.

(3) The report must in particular—

(a)

(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these Regulations,

(b)

(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved, and

(c)

(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.

(4) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with 6th April 2016.

(5) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.”

S-4 Substitute the table in the Schedule (which contains a list of...

4. Substitute the table in the Schedule (which contains a list of Regulations relating to vessel safety which do not apply to small workboats and pilot boats which comply with a relevant Code of Practice) for the table in the Schedule to the 1998 Regulations.

Robert Goodwill

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

10th March 2016

SCHEDULE

Regulation 4

Table to be substituted for the table in the Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 1998

Statutory Instruments

SINo.

Amended by – SINo.

The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1997

1997/1508

2005/2114; 2014/1614

The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998

1998/1011

1999/992; 1999/1957; 2000/2687; 2003/2951;

2004/302; 2005/2114; 2010/680; 2010/1075

The Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 1998

1998/2241

2000/1335; 2005/2114; 2011/603

The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 1999

1999/1957

2001/1638; 2004/302; 2004/1266; 2009/2021; 2011/1043

The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances...

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