Paragraph 4 Insertion of article 13A (Meaning of regulator: maritime operators)

After article 13, insert—

“Meaning of regulator: maritime operators

13A.

(1)

This article applies for the purposes of article 9.

(2)

The regulator of a maritime operator is—

(a)

the Environment Agency, where the maritime operator—

(i)

has its registered office or place of residence in England; or

(ii)

does not have a registered office or a place of residence in the United Kingdom;

(b)

NRW, where the maritime operator has its registered office or place of residence in Wales;

(c)

SEPA, where the maritime operator has its registered office or place of residence in Scotland;

(d)

the chief inspector, where the maritime operator has its registered office or place of residence in Northern Ireland.”.