The Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.

Commencement

2. These Regulations come into force—

(a)for the purposes of regulations 1, 2 and 3 on the 22nd day after the day on which these Regulations are laid, and

(b)for all other purposes, on exit day.

PART 1Amendment of secondary legislation

Amendments which take effect before exit day

3.—(1) In each of the regulations specified in paragraph (2), omit the definition of “EEA Agreement” and for the definition of “EEA State” substitute—

““EEA State” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978(1).”.

(2) The regulations specified for the purpose of paragraph (1) are—

(a)regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997(2),

(b)regulation 1(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998(3),

(c)regulation 1(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998(4),

(d)regulation 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998(5),

(e)regulation 2(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998(6),

(f)regulation 2(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998(7),

(g)regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 1999(8),

(h)regulation 2(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Ships Other than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999(9),

(i)regulation 2(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances For Passenger Ships of Classes III To VI(A)) Regulations 1999(10), and

(j)regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004(11).

(3) In each of the regulations specified in paragraph (4) for the definition of “EEA State” substitute—

““EEA State” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978.”.

(4) The regulations specified for the purpose of paragraph (3) are—

(a)regulation 1(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993(12), and

(b)regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Surveys for Ro-Ro Ferry and High Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2001(13).

(5) In the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004(14), in regulation 7A (safety requirements for persons with reduced mobility) in paragraph (1)(b) for “a State, other than the United Kingdom, which is a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993” substitute “an EEA State”.