- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
Statutory Instruments
MERCHANT SHIPPING
SAFETY
Made
28th July 1994
Laid before Parliament
5th August 1994
Coming into force
26th August 1994
The Secretary of State for Transport, after consulting with the persons referred to in section 22(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979(1), in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 21(1)(a) and (3) and section 22(1)(a) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety Officials and Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 26th August 1994.
2. The Merchant Shipping (Safety Officials and Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 1982(2)are hereby further amended as follows:
(a)in regulation 1(2):
(i)for the definition of “dangerous occurrence” there shall be substituted: “dangerous occurrence has the meaning given to it in the schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 1994(3)”
(ii)the definition of “major injury” shall be omitted;
(b)for regulation 5(1)(a) there shall be substituted “every accident resulting in death, or in major or serious injury as defined in the Merchant Shipping (“Accident Reporting and Investigation”) Regulations 1994”;
(c)regulations 9, 10 and 11 shall be omitted;
(d)regulation 12(1)(c) shall be omitted;
(e)in regulation 12(2) “, and” in sub-paragraph (a), and sub-paragraph (b), shall be omitted; and
(f)the Schedule shall be omitted.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Goschen
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
28th July 1994
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Safety Officials and Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 1982, to omit provisions dealing with the reporting of accidents and dangerous occurrences (now provided for in the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 1994).
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include: