Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 974
Marine Pollution
The Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Made
28th March 2011
Laid before Parliament
30th March 2011
Coming into force
31st March 2011
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 130 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1):
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
(2) They come into force on 31st March 2011.
Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010
2.—(1) Regulation 1 of the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010(2) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2)(3) for “1st October 2011” substitute “1st April 2012”.
(3) In paragraph (3)(4) for “1st April 2011” substitute “1st October 2011”.
(4) In paragraph (3)(a)(5) for “1st October 2011” substitute “1st April 2012”.
(5) In paragraph (4)(6) for “1st April 2011” substitute “1st October 2011”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Mike Penning
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
23rd March 2011
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend for a second time the commencement provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010 to delay the commencement of those Regulations by a further six months.
An impact assessment of the effect of these Regulations has not been prepared as they do not themselves have any impact on the cost of business.
S.I. 2010/1228, amended by S.I. 2010/1769.
Paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 2(1) and (2) of S.I. 2010/1769.
Paragraph (3) was amended by regulation 2(1) and (3) of S.I. 2010/1769.
Paragraph (3)(a) was amended by regulation 2(1) and (4) of S.I. 2010/1769.
Paragraph (4) was amended by regulation 2(1) and (5) of S.I. 2010/1769.