1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Load...

  3. 2.The Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 1998 shall be amended...

  4. 3.In regulation 2(1)— (a) after the definition of “the 1966...

  5. 4.In regulation 4(1)(e), for “80 tons register” there shall be...

  6. 5.In regulation 4(2), sub-paragraph (e) shall be omitted.

  7. 6.In regulation 6(5), for “(i) an appropriate certificate;” to the...

  8. 7.In the heading to regulation 8, for “Initial, periodical and...

  9. 8.In regulation 8(1)(b), after “years” there shall be inserted— (except...

  10. 9.For regulation 8(1)(c) there shall be substituted—

  11. 10.In regulation 8(3), before “the International” there shall be inserted...

  12. 11.In regulation 9(1), for “the appropriate certificate” there shall be...

  13. 12.For regulation 9(2) there shall be substituted—

  14. 13.In regulation 9(3), for “MSN 1701 (M)” there shall be...

  15. 14.In regulation 9(5), for “to issue or authorise the issue”...

  16. 15.In regulation 9(6)— (a) “(1966)” shall be omitted, and

  17. 16.For regulation 10 there shall be substituted—

  18. 17.For regulation 11 there shall be substituted— Certificates ceasing to...

  19. 18.For regulation 12(1) there shall be substituted—

  20. 19.In regulation 12(2)— (a) the quotation marks around “United Kingdom...

  21. 20.In regulation 12(3), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—...

  22. 21.In regulation 13(2), for “MSN 1701 (M)” there shall be...

  23. 22.In regulation 14(1)— (a) after “1966 Convention” in both places...

  24. 23.In regulation 15(1), before “on each side” there shall be...

  25. 24.In regulation 15(2), before “in accordance with” there shall be...

  26. 25.In regulation 19(1)— (a) for “regulation 18(2)” there shall be...

  27. 26.In regulation 19(2), before “shall be the depth” there shall...

  28. 27.In regulation 20, for “MSN 1701 (M)” there shall be...

  29. 28.In regulation 22, for paragraph (4) there shall be substituted—...

  30. 29.For regulation 25 there shall be substituted— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), every ship to which freeboards...

  31. 30.In regulation 27(1), for “MSN 1701 (M)” there shall be...

  32. 31.In regulation 29(1) for “Schedule 3 in Merchant Shipping Notice....

  33. 32.In regulation 29(2), for “the requirements of Schedule 2 of...

  34. 33.In regulation 31, for “load line certificate issued to the...

  35. 34.In regulation 32(2), for “Schedule 6 in Merchant Shipping Notice...

  36. 35.In regulation 32(3), for “, for ships listed in paragraph...

  37. 36.In regulation 32(4)(a), for “it is known that” there shall...

  38. 37.In regulation 32(5)(a), for paragraphs (i) to (vii) there shall...

  39. 38.In regulation 35(2), “, being an offence corresponding to the...

  40. 39.In regulation 35(6)— (a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “23(1)” there...

  41. 40.In regulation 36(1), for sub-paragraph (e) there shall be substituted—...

  42. 41.In regulation 37(3), for “33” there shall be substituted “35”....

  43. 42.In regulation 37(4), for “Lines)” there shall be substituted “...

  44. 43.In regulation 37(5), for “section 96(5)” there shall be substituted...

  45. Signature

  46. Explanatory Note