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Regulation 1(2) and (3)

SCHEDULEU.K.Part 1: Amendments

The Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995U.K.

1.  In regulation 2(2) (interpretation and revocation) of the Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995 M1, in the definition of “permitted level”—

(a)omit “the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996 or”; and

(b)at the end insert “ or the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. para. 1 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1S.I. 1995/2498. The definition of “permitted level” was inserted by S.I. 1999/2121 and amended by S.I. 2018/68. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004U.K.

2.  In regulation 12(10)(ca) (reporting of incidents and accidents at sea) of the Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 M2, in the definition of “permitted level”—

(a)omit “the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996 or”; and

(b)after “the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018” insert “ or the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 ”.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. para. 2 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M2S.I. 2004/2110. The definition of “permitted level” was inserted by S.I. 2005/1092 and amended by S.I. 2018/68. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005U.K.

3.  In regulation 3 (discharge permits) of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 M3, for paragraph (2) substitute—

(2) The following are exempt from the requirement for a permit—

(a)discharges regulated by—

(i)the Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 M4; or

(ii)the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 M5; and

(b)discharges of oil or oily mixtures regulated by regulation 33 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 with the exception of any of the following discharges of oil or oily mixtures made from floating production, storage and offloading facilities or floating storage units through the production stream—

(i)machinery space discharges; or

(ii)discharges of contaminated sea water from operational purposes such as produced oil tank cleaning water, produced oil tank hydrostatic testing water or water from ballasting of a produced oil tank to carry out inspection by rafting..

Commencement Information

I3Sch. para. 3 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M3S.I. 2005/2055. Paragraph (2) was amended by S.I 2011/983. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010U.K.

4.  In Schedule 2 (enactments in relation to which duty in regulation 4 applies) to the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010 M6

(a)omit the reference to “The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996”; and

(b)at the end insert—

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019.

Commencement Information

I4Sch. para. 4 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M6S.I. 2010/1627. There are amendments to this Schedule but none is relevant.

The Environmental Regulation (Significant Environmental Harm) (Scotland) Order 2014U.K.

5.  In the Schedule (specified enactments) to the Environmental Regulation (Significant Environmental Harm) (Scotland) Order 2014 M7

(a)omit paragraph 8; and

(b)at the end insert—

20.  The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019..

Commencement Information

I5Sch. para. 5 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M7S.S.I. 2014/324. New paragraph 19 is inserted by S.S.I. 2018/219. There are other amendments to this Schedule but none is relevant.

The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017U.K.

6.  In regulation 6(2) (duty of competent authorities) of the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 M8, for the entry in sub-paragraph (j) substitute “ the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 ”.

Commencement Information

I6Sch. para. 6 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018U.K.

7.  In regulation 30(3) (marine pollution emergency plan) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018 M9 for “regulation 33 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996” substitute “ regulation 34 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 ”.

Commencement Information

I7Sch. para. 7 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018U.K.

8.  In the Table in paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (fees under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995) to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 M10, for the entry under heading J (prevention and control of pollution) relating to the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996—

(a)in column 1, substitute “ The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 ”;

(b)in column 2, substitute “ S.I. 2019/42 ”; and

(c)in column 3, substitute “ None ”.

Commencement Information

I8Sch. para. 8 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

Part 2: Revocations U.K.

Commencement Information

I9Sch. Pt. 2 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

Regulations revokedReferencesExtent of revocation
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996S.I. 1996/2154The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 1997S.I. 1997/1910The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2000S.I. 2000/483The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2004S.I. 2004/303The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004S.I. 2004/2110Regulation 22(3)
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2005S.I. 2005/1916The whole Regulations
The Merchant Shipping (Implementation of Ship-Source Pollution Directive) Regulations 2009S.I. 2009/1210Regulation 4
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014S.I. 2014/3306Schedule 2, paragraph 2
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015S.I. 2015/664Schedule 4, paragraph 55
The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016S.I. 2016/1025Schedule, paragraph 1

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