UK Statutory Instrument 2001 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 2001

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At a glance

Enforced by

MCA

What's here

2 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

Employer 2

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.005

Provision and maintenance of safety signs

Provide and maintain safety signs where risks cannot be controlled otherwise Employer

s.006

Information, instruction and training

Provide information, instruction and training on safety signs to workers Employer

Browse 13 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement

s.001

Citation, commencement and revocation

s.001

The standard issued by the British Standards Institution with the...

s.002

Interpretation

s.002

Annex 21.1 of the MCA Code of Safe Working Practices...

s.003

Application and exemption

s.004

Persons on whom duties are imposed

s.007

Penalties

s.008

Offences by body corporate

s.009

Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable

s.010

Inspection and detention of a United Kingdom ship

s.011

Inspection, detention and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom

s.012

Enforcement of detention

s.013

Compensation

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

MCA

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Maritime safety regulator responsible for implementing UK and international maritime law. Provides 24-hour search and rescue coordination. Issues certifications for ships and …