The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1 Amendments

The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997

1.  The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997(1) are amended as follows.

2.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “United Kingdom ship”, omit sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (d).

3.  In regulation 5(2) (application), omit “and to other ships while they are within United Kingdom waters”.

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

4.  The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998(2) are amended as follows.

5.  In regulation 1(2)—

(a) for the definition of “Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk” substitute—

““Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk” means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization by resolution MSC.4(48), as amended by resolutions MSC.176(79), MSC.219(82), MSC.340(91), MSC.369(93), MSC.440(99) and MSC.460(101)(3);”;

(b) in the definition of “dangerous goods”, for “Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997” substitute “Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024(4)”;

(c) for the definition of “International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code” substitute—

““International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code” means the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization by resolution MSC.122(75), as amended by resolutions MSC.157(78), MSC.205(81), MSC.262(84), MSC.294(87), MSC.328(90), MSC.372(93), MSC.406(96), MSC.442(99), MSC.477(102) and MSC.501(105)(5);”.

The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007

6.  The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007(6) is amended as follows.

7.  In the Schedule, in Part 2, in the section “Marine transport”—

(a) omit “The Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995”;

(b) for “Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997” substitute “Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024”.

The Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) Order 2017

8.  The Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) Order 2017(7) is amended as follows.

9.  In the Schedule, in Part 3, in the section “Marine transport”—

(a) omit “The Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995”;

(b) for “Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997” substitute “Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024”.

The Merchant Shipping Fees Regulations 2018

10.  The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018(8) are amended as follows.

11.  In Schedule 1 (fees under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995), in the table in paragraph 5 (fees for inspections, etc) of Part 1 (surveys, inspections and applications for exemption)—

(a) for Section C (dangerous goods) substitute—

“The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

2024/636

None”

(b) in Section E (fire and life-saving), in the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998, in the third column, after “2023/568” insert—

“2023/1216

2024/636”;

(c) in Section J (prevention and control of pollution)—

(i) omit the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995;

(ii) in the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019(9), in the third column, for “2022/1234” substitute—

“2021/818

2022/1219

2022/1234

2024/636”;

(d) in Section L (survey and certification), in the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015, in the third column—

(i) after “2018/53”, insert—

“2018/1221

2022/41”;

(ii) after “2022/42” insert “2022/1169”;

(iii) after “2022/1219” insert—

“2023/1216

2024/636”.

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019

12.  The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.

13.  In regulation 34(3)(a), for “the Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995 and the Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024”.

Regulation 2(2)

SCHEDULE 2 Revocations

Regulations revoked	References	Extent of revocation
The Merchant Shipping (Gas Carriers) Regulations 1994	S.I. 1994/2464	The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995	S.I. 1995/2498	The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 1999	S.I. 1999/2121	The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel etc.) (INF Code) Regulations 2000	S.I. 2000/3216	The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Gas Carriers) (Amendment) Regulations 2004	S.I. 2004/929	The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004	S.I. 2004/2110	Regulations 12 and 22(2) and (4), and Schedule 1
Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2011	S.I. 2011/2616	Paragraph 12 of Schedule 1

(1)

S.I. 1997/2367, amended by S.I. 2004/2110 and 2011/2616. The definition of “United Kingdom ship” in regulation 2(1) was also amended by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8), section 2(3).

(2)

S.I. 1998/1011, amended by S.I. 1999/992. There are other amendments but none is relevant.

(3)

See the footnote for the definition of “International Bulk Chemical Code” in regulation 3.

(4)

S.I. 2024/636.

(5)

See the footnote for the definition of “IMDG Code” in regulation 3.

(6)

S.I. 2007/3544, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(7)

S.I. 2017/267, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(8)

S.I. 2018/1104, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(9)

S.I. 2019/42, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.