Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 1108
Merchant Shipping
The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018
Made
24th October 2018
Laid before Parliament
29th October 2018
Coming into force
30th November 2018
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated (1) for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2), in relation to measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85(1)(a) and (b), (3) and (5) to (7) and section 86(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (3) and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
In accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in that section.
1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union Amendment Act 2008 (c. 7). The Work in Fishing Convention is regarded as one of the EU Treaties within the meaning of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by virtue of the European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Work in Fishing Convention) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/520.
1995 c.21. Sections 85 and 86 were amended by section 8 of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28), and are applied to hovercraft by article 4 of the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350) (sections 85and 86 re-enact sections 21 and 22 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39) which are referred to in that article). There are other amendments to section 85 not relevant to these Regulations.