UK Statutory Instrument SI 2010/1075 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping (Technical Requirements for Inland Waterway Vessels) Regulations 2010

These Regulations implement Directive 2006/87/EC dated 12 December 2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC (O.J. No. L 389, 30.12.2006, p.1) as amended by Directive 2006/137/EC dated 18 December 2006 of the European Parliament and …

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Enforced by
MCA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 3 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Landlord1 Any Person1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
Housing Act 1985 55 duties
Housing Act 1996 30 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.006 Obligation to carry a certificate Regulated
  • Carry valid navigation certificates on inland waterway vesselsAny Person
s.012 Inspection and remedial measures Prosecution
  • Remedy defects found during vessel inspection and notify certificate authorityLandlord

Unlimited fine

13 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.004 Exemptions: vessels operating on waterways not linked to other Member States
s.005 Exemptions: limited journeys of local interest or in harbour areas
s.007 Reduced requirements for vessels operating only on Zone 4 waterways
s.008 Vessels carrying Rhine Navigation Certificates
s.009 Union inland navigation certificates and supplementary Union inland navigation certificates
s.010 Recognition of navigability certificates of third countries
s.011 Recognition of navigability licences
s.013 Offences and penalties
s.014 Amendment of Regulations
s.015 Transitional provision
Schedules

Schedules

1 of 3 shown
s.sch001 Inspection of vessels issued with navigability licences Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ship surveyor must notify owner when vessel passage is interruptedStatutory regulator
2 other schedules
s.sch001 Definition of “navigability licence”
s.sch001 Recognition of navigability licences issued by other member States

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

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Run passenger or freight services on inland and categorised waters

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