The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 1999

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I: PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Amendment of Regulations

    4. 4.Application

    5. 5.Designation of notified bodies

  3. PART II: REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT

    1. 6.(1) Subject to paragraph (3) and regulations 7 to 10...

    2. 7.Exception for technical innovation

    3. 8.Exception for testing or evaluation

    4. 9.Transfer of new ship

    5. 10.Replacement of equipment outside European Community

  4. PART III: EC CONFORMITY-ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE

    1. 11.EC conformity-assessment procedure

    2. 12.EC type-examination

    3. 13.EC declaration of conformity to type

    4. 14.EC production quality assurance and product quality assurance procedures

    5. 15.EC product verification procedure

    6. 16.EC unit verification

    7. 17.EC full quality assurance

    8. 18.Affixing of mark of conformity

  5. PART IV: ENFORCEMENT

    1. 19.Withdrawal of approval of quality system

    2. 20.Unauthorised use of mark of conformity

    3. 21.Sample checks on equipment

    4. 22.Defective equipment

    5. 23.Offences and penalties

    6. 24.Defence to offences

    7. 25.Power to detain

  6. Signature

    1. Schedule 1

      AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS

      1. 1.In the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998, in regulation...

      2. 2.In the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998,...

      3. 3.In the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998,...

      4. 4.In the Merchant Shipping (High-Speed Craft) Regulations 1996, in regulation...

      5. 5.In the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996,...

      6. 6.In the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1993, in regulation...

      7. 7.In the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 1992, in regulation 6–

    2. Schedule 2

      TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

      1. 1.The technical documentation shall comprise all relevant data and means...

      2. 2.The technical documentation shall, so far as relevant to the...

      3. 3.Where appropriate, the design documentation shall contain the following:

      4. 4.A specimen may cover several versions of the equipment provided...

    3. Schedule 3

      MARK OF CONFORMITY

      1. The mark of conformity referred to in regulation 18(4) must...

      2. If the mark is reduced or enlarged the proportions given...

      3. The various components of the mark must have substantially the...

      4. That minimum dimension may be waived for small devices.

  8. Explanatory Note