Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 1025
Merchant Shipping
The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016
Made
31st October 2016
Laid before Parliament
9th November 2016
Coming into force
5th December 2016
The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
(a)section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1);
(b)sections 85(1), (3), (5) to (7), 86(1) and 302 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(2); and
(c)article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983(3).
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to maritime transport(4) and measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them(5).
In accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in that section.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
1995 c.21. Section 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28), section 8 and are applied to hovercraft by the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350).
S.I. 1983/1106 as amended by S.I. 1985/2002, 1991/2885 and 1993/1580. The provisions that can be made under the Order were extended by section 128 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c.21) and varied by section 7(6) and (7) of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28).