9.—(1) The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (2), for the definition of “relevant standard of an EEA state other than the United Kingdom” substitute—
““relevant standard of an EEA State”, in relation to a reference to an International Standard or a British Standard means—
(a)a relevant standard or code of practice of a national standards body or equivalent body of an EEA State;
(b)a relevant international standard recognised for use in an EEA State; or
(c)a relevant specification acknowledged for use as standard by a public authority of an EEA State,
being a standard, code of practice or specification which provides, in use, levels of safety, suitability and fitness for purpose equivalent to those provided by the International Standard or the British standard;; and”; and
(b)in paragraph (3)(ii), omit “other than the United Kingdom”.
(3) In regulation 90 (alternative construction, equipment and machinery) in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) omit “other than the United Kingdom”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 9 in force at 31.12.2020, see reg. 2(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)