PART 1Preliminary

Amendment of Regulations3.

(1)

The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 19973 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 7 (peak and machinery space bulkheads and stern tubes), in paragraph (3), for “Subject to regulation 12E(4) and (5) of the Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 19994” substitute “Subject to the requirements in regulation 13 of Chapter XII in the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 19745 (availability of pumping systems)”.

(3)

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 20186 are amended as follows.

(4)

In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (fees under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995), in the table in paragraph 5 (fees for inspections, etc.), in Section I (construction and equipment), at the end—

(a)

in the first column, insert “The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022”;

(b)

in the second column, insert “2022/1218”;

(c)

in the third column, insert “None”.