SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS OF SECONDARY LEGISLATION ON EXIT DAY

Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993I11

1

The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) in paragraph (2)—

a

for the definition of “EEA Agreement” substitute—

“EEA Agreement” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978;

b

in the definition of “non-United Kingdom nationals exercising their right of freedom of movement of workers or right of establishment”—

i

in sub-paragraph (a)—

aa

omit “other than the United Kingdom”, and

bb

after “their rights under Article 45 or 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union”, insert “ as recognised and available in domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ”, and

ii

in sub-paragraph (b), after “their rights under Article 28 or 31 of the EEA Agreement”, insert “ as recognised and available in domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ”.

3

In regulation 7 (persons qualified to be owners of ships to be registered on Part I of the Register), in paragraph (1)(f), for “in a EEA State”, substitute “ in the United Kingdom or in an EEA State ”.

4

In regulation 12 (eligibility), for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

bodies corporate—

i

incorporated in the United Kingdom, or

ii

incorporated in an EEA State with a place of business in the United Kingdom;

5

In regulation 15 (dispensations) in paragraph (1)(a) omit “other than the United Kingdom”.

6

In regulation 24 (applications by bodies corporate) in paragraph (b)(i) omit “other than the United Kingdom”.

7

In regulation 36 (registration and refusal of registration of a ship) omit paragraph (3).

8

In Schedule 4 (details to go on the register) in paragraph 2(e), omit “other than the United Kingdom”.