The Port Security Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 2048

Merchant Shipping

Maritime Security

The Port Security Regulations 2009

Made

21st July 2009

Laid before Parliament

24th July 2009

Coming into force

1st September 2009

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1).

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to port security, measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them, and maritime transport(2).

It appears to the Secretary of State that it is necessary or expedient for certain references to provisions of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code(3), in so far as those provisions are integrated in Community maritime legislation in accordance with Article 2 and Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No. 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on enhancing ship and port facility security(4), to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.

(1)

1972 c.68 as amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 28.

(2)

S.I. 1993/595, 1994/757 and 2004/706.

(3)

Published by the International Maritime Organisation Publishing Service (London, 2003, ISBN 9789280151497).

(4)

O.J. No. L 129, 29.4.2004, p 6.