UK Statutory Instrument
2024
United Kingdom
The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) Regulations 2024
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Schedules
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The Merchant Shipping Fees Regulations 2018
In Schedule 1 (fees under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995),...
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019
In regulation 34(3)(a), for “the Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for...
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “United Kingdom...
In regulation 5(2) (application), omit “and to other ships while...
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998
In regulation 1(2)— (a) for the definition of “Code for...
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
In the Schedule, in Part 2, in the section “Marine...
The Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) Order 2017
In the Schedule, in Part 3, in the section “Marine...
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Interpretation
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Exemptions
Equivalents
Approvals
Application
Requirements in relation to ships
Requirements in relation to owners and masters
Requirements in relation to shippers and forwarders
Application
Requirements in relation to ships
Requirements in relation to masters
Requirements in relation to shippers
Application
Repairs, alterations, modifications and outfitting
Compliance with requirements
International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
Application
Repairs, alterations, modifications and outfitting
Compliance with requirements
International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk
Application
Compliance with requirements
International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of INF Cargo
Reporting requirements: general
Reporting requirements: pollution incidents
Reporting requirements: sightings of polluting substances
Offences and penalties: owner and master
Offences and penalties: shipper and forwarder
Detention
Review of the Regulations
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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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 …
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