The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016

PART 7 U.K. Miscellaneous

Market Surveillance U.K.

29.—(1) The Secretary of State must carry out market surveillance of equipment listed in [F1 Annex 1 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1874 Amendment 3].

(2) In this regulation—

“market surveillance” means the measures required under the EU market surveillance framework set out in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 to ensure equipment placed on the market in the United Kingdom complies with applicable international standards.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 29(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/470), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 25(2) (with regs. 5, 6) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1000, regs. 1, 7(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Review U.K.

30.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a) carry out a review of these Regulations;

(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and

(c) publish the report.

(2) In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonably practicable, have regard to how the Directive is implemented in other member States.

(3) The report must in particular—

(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by F2 ... these Regulations;

(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and

(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.

(4) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force.

(5) Reports under this regulation must afterwards be published at intervals not exceeding five years.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in reg. 30(3)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/470), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 26(2) (with regs. 5, 6) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1000, regs. 1, 7(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Amendment of Regulations U.K.

31.  The Regulations specified in the Schedule are amended in accordance with the Schedule.

Revocations U.K.

32.—(1) The following instruments are revoked—

(a) The Merchant Shipping (Delegation of Type Approval) Regulations 1996 M1 ;

(b) The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 1999 M2 ; and

(c) The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 M3 .

(2) Any certificate or declaration of conformity issued or mark of conformity affixed under Part III of the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 1999 which is valid immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force has effect on and after that date as if that certificate or declaration were issued or that mark were affixed under these Regulations.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1996/147 as amended by S.I. 1997/2971.

M2 S.I. 1999/1957 as amended by S.I. 2001/1638, 2004/302, 2004/1266, 2009/2021 and 2011/1043.

M3 S.I. 2009/2021.