- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020
You are here:
- UK Statutory Instruments
- 2020 No. 620
- PART 4
- Regulation 20
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
More Resources
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020, Section 20.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Responsibilities of the owner and master of a United Kingdom shipU.K.
This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
20.—(1) The owner and the master of a United Kingdom ship must ensure that the condition of the ship and its equipment are maintained to conform with the provisions of Part 3 (equipment), so as to ensure that the ship in all respects remains fit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.
(2) The owner and the master of a United Kingdom ship must ensure that after any survey of the ship required by this Part has been completed, no change, except by way of direct replacement, is made to the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements or material of that ship without the approval of—
(a)the Certifying Authority who appointed the surveyor to carry out the survey; or
(b)the Secretary of State, where the Sewage Certificate was issued by a Contracting State other than the United Kingdom following a request made pursuant to regulation 15 (issue of a Sewage Certificate by another Contracting State in respect of United Kingdom ships),
as the case may be.
(3) Whenever—
(a)an accident occurs to a United Kingdom ship, or
(b)a defect is discovered in a United Kingdom ship,
which substantially affects the integrity of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of the equipment of the ship required under Part 3 (equipment), the owner and the master of the ship must comply with the requirements of paragraph (4).
(4) The requirements are that—
(a)the accident or defect is reported at the earliest opportunity to the Certifying Authority that issued the Sewage Certificate in respect of the ship; and
(b)in the case of a ship in a port outside of the United Kingdom, the accident or the defect, as is immediately reported to the appropriate maritime authorities in the State in which the port is situated.
(5) Whenever an accident or defect is reported to a Certifying Authority in accordance with paragraph 4(a), the Certifying Authority must—
(a)cause an investigation to be initiated to determine whether or not an additional survey is necessary; and
(b)if it considers that an additional survey is necessary, cause that survey to be carried out.
(6) Whenever an accident or defect is reported to a Certifying Authority in accordance with paragraph (4)(a) and the ship in question is in a port outside the United Kingdom, the Certifying Authority must take all appropriate steps to ascertain that the requirement in paragraph (4)(b) has been complied with.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 20 in force at 22.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Instrument
PrintThe Whole Part
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.