The Merchant Shipping (Recognised Organisations) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Transitional provision and savings

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2.—(1) Any organisation which was—

(a)recognised under Regulation (EC) 391/2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations(1), and

(b)authorised to act on behalf of the Secretary of State,

immediately before exit day, continues to be recognised under Regulation (EC) 391/2009.

(2) For the purposes of the first paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) 391/2009 (requirement for preventive and remedial action), the Secretary of State may take into account matters which occurred before exit day and, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, amount to a failure to fulfil the minimum criteria set out in Annex 1.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EC) 391/2009 (fines and periodic penalty payments), the Secretary of State may take into account matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 6 which occurred before exit day.

(4) For the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 391/2009 (withdrawal of recognition), the Secretary of State may take into account matters mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article 7 which occurred before exit day.

(5) For the purposes of Article 5 (assessment of the seriousness of an infringement) and Article 6 (assessment of the effects of an infringement) of Commission Regulation (EU) 788/2014, the Secretary of State may take into account matters mentioned in those Articles which occurred before exit day.

(1)

No L 131, 28.5.2009, p 11.