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The Merchant Shipping (Cargo and Passenger Ship Construction and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
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Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022
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22.—(1) The Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 6 (approvals), after paragraph (2)(c), insert—
“(ca)regulation 13(3) (approval of change to safety assessment in operational phase);”.
(3) In regulation 20 (surveys of United Kingdom nuclear ships)—
(a)for paragraphs (7) and (8), substitute—
“(7) Notwithstanding the requirement for a renewal survey in paragraph (6), and subject to paragraph (8), a United Kingdom nuclear ship must be subjected to the supplemental periodical surveys, and at the frequencies specified, in paragraphs 8.4.3.1 to 8.4.3.4 in Chapter 8 of the Nuclear Code (periodical surveys of the nuclear steam supply system and supporting hull structure).
(8) A United Kingdom nuclear ship may be subjected to continuous surveys in accordance with paragraph 8.4.3.5 in Chapter 8 of the Nuclear Code—
(a)at the request of the Secretary of State; or
(b)with the approval of the Secretary of State,
in place of the supplemental periodical surveys required by paragraph (7).
(8A) Where continuous surveys are requested or approved in accordance with paragraph (8), a United Kingdom nuclear ship must be subjected to those continuous surveys.”;
(b)in paragraph (9), for “paragraphs (6) to (8)”, substitute “paragraphs (6), (7) and (8A)”.
(4) In regulation 31 (offences and penalties), in paragraph (1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (g) (offences relating to safety assessment requirements in operational phase), after “(2)(a) or (b),” insert “(3)”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (m) (offences relating to surveys of United Kingdom nuclear ships), for “(8)” substitute “(8A)”.
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