UK Statutory Instrument 2024 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations 2024

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MCA

What's here

2 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

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  • Any Person 2

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What this Act requires

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s.010

Requirements in relation to owners or masters

  • Provide the master with cargo acceptability information Any Person
s.011

Requirements in relation to shippers and forwarders

  • Comply with cargo information, stowage and safety data sheet rules Any Person
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s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Amendments and revocation

s.003

Interpretation

s.004

Application

s.005

Ambulatory reference

s.006

Exemptions

s.007

Equivalents

s.008

Approvals

s.009

Requirements in relation to ships: owners and masters

s.012

Requirements in relation to terminal representatives

s.013

International Grain Code: document of authorisation

s.014

Offences: owner and master

s.015

Offences: shipper and forwarder

s.016

Offence: terminal representative

s.017

Penalties

s.018

Detention

s.019

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

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MCA

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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