Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004
21.—(1) The Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (1) for the definition of “international voyage” substitute—
““international voyage” means a voyage between—
a port in the United Kingdom and a port outside the United Kingdom; or
a port in another country and a port in any other country or territory which is outside the United Kingdom;”.
(3) In regulation 3 (application) in paragraph (1)(a) after “a United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship operating to or from” insert “a port in the United Kingdom or”.
(4) In regulation 4 (stability requirements of Directive 2003/25/EC)—
(a)omit “which are the requirements of Article 4 of and Annex I to the Directive” in each of the places at which those words occur; and
(b)in paragraph (5)(a) omit “of Article 4 of or Annex I to the Directive or”.