The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Amendment of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 2001U.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

6.—(1) The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 2001 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)omit the definitions of “the Directive” and “Directive 2014/27/EU”;

(b)for the definition of “safety colour” substitute—

safety colour” means a colour to which a specific meaning is assigned in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Safety Signs Regulations;; and

(c)after the definition of “safety sign” insert—

Safety Signs Regulations” means the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 M2;.

(3) In regulation 5 (provision and maintenance of safety signs)—

(a)in paragraph (2)(a) for “Annexes I to VII of the Directive” substitute “ Parts I to VII of Schedule 1 to the Safety Signs Regulations ”;

(b)in paragraph (2)(b) for “Annexes I, VIII and IX of the Directive” substitute “ Parts I, VIII and IX of Schedule 1 to the Safety Signs Regulations ”; and

(c)in paragraph (5) for “Annex IX to the Directive” substitute “ Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Safety Signs Regulations ”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 6 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M2S.I. 1996/341, amended by SI 2015/21; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.