Improvement noticesU.K.
11.—(1) If the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is of the opinion that a company operating a vessel is contravening one or more of the provisions of the Directive in relation to that vessel, or has contravened one or more of those provisions in circumstances which make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated, it may serve on that company a notice.
(2) A notice issued in accordance with paragraph (1) shall for the purposes of sections 261, 263, 264 and 266 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 be treated as an improvement notice served under section 261 of that Act, and in those provisions references to an “inspector” shall for these purposes be taken to mean “the Maritime and Coastgurad Agency” and references to “the relevant statutory provisions” shall for these purposes be taken to mean “the relevant provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Surveys for Ro-Ro Ferries and High Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2001”.