The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

3.  In regulation 3 (application and exemptions)—

(a) for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) Subject to—

(a) paragraphs (2) to (12), and

(b) paragraphs 2 to 4, 6 and 7 of Schedule 2A,

these Regulations apply to—

(i) a United Kingdom ship wherever it may be, and

(ii) any other ship while it is within United Kingdom waters.”;

(b) for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) Regulation 16(1) and (2) also applies to a ship which—

(a) is not a United Kingdom ship,

(b) is engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of a Contracting Government other than the United Kingdom,

(c) is of 400 GT or above, unless it is a drilling rig, and

(d) is—

(i) in a port in the United Kingdom,

(ii) at an offshore terminal in United Kingdom or controlled waters, or

(iii) a floating platform in United Kingdom waters or controlled waters, other than a floating platform which is in transit;

and regulation 16(6) has effect in relation to the application of regulation 16(1) and (2) to such a ship.”;

(c) omit paragraphs (10) and (11); and

(d) after paragraph (12) insert—

“(12A) These Regulations do not apply to fuel oil—

(a) intended for the purpose of research and testing,

(b) intended for processing prior to final combustion, or

(c) to be processed in the refining industry.”.