The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Preliminary

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application

    4. 4.Designation of notified and nominated bodies

  3. PART 2 Requirements for Equipment

    1. 5.Requirements for equipment

    2. 6.Application of exemptions

    3. 7.Exemptions for technical innovation

    4. 8.Exemptions for testing or evaluation

    5. 9.Exemptions in exceptional circumstances

    6. 10.Transfer of a ship

  4. PART 3 EU Conformity Assessment Procedures

    1. 11.Applications for grant of EU conformity approval

    2. 12.Grant of EU conformity approval: obligations of a notified body

    3. 13.Amendments to EU conformity approval

    4. 14.Declarations of conformity

    5. 15.Affixing the conformity mark

    6. 16.Authorised Representatives

  5. PART 4 Other Conformity Assessment Procedures

    1. 17.Application for grant of conformity approval

    2. 18.Grant of conformity approval: obligations of nominated bodies

  6. PART 5 Obligations of Economic Operators

    1. 19.Application of Part 5

    2. 20.Obligations of a Manufacturer

    3. 21.Obligations of an importer

    4. 22.Obligations of an economic operator

  7. PART 6 Enforcement

    1. 23.Restricting, suspending or withdrawing EU conformity approval

    2. 24.Sample checks

    3. 25.Defective Equipment

    4. 26.Offences and penalties

    5. 27.Powers to detain

    6. 28.Application of powers of inspectors in relation to Government ships

  8. PART 7 Miscellaneous

    1. 29.Market Surveillance

    2. 30.Review

    3. 31.Amendment of Regulations

    4. 32.Revocations

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      Amendment of Regulations

      1. 1.The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996

      2. 2.The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1997

      3. 3.The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998

      4. 4.The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998

      5. 5.The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998

      6. 6.The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships other than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999

      7. 7.The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999

      8. 8.The Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999

      9. 9.The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999

      10. 10.The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003

      11. 11.The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004

      12. 12.The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006

      13. 13.The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006

      14. 14.The Legislation and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007

      15. 15.The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008

      16. 16.The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008

  11. Explanatory Note