Paragraph 4 Amendment of regulation 5 of the 2016 Regulations (requirements for equipment)

Regulation 5 of the 2016 Regulations (requirements for equipment) is amended as follows.

In paragraph (2) after “MSN 1874”, insert “Amendment 3”.

In paragraph (3), after “MSN 1874”, insert “Amendment 3”.

For paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)

Equipment listed in Annex 1 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1874 Amendment 3 must be taken to comply with applicable international standards where it is—

(a)

approved by an approved body, accompanied by—

(i)

a declaration of United Kingdom conformity under regulation 14; and

(ii)

affixed with a conformity mark under regulation 15;

(b)

approved by an EU notified body, accompanied by an EU declaration of conformity and affixed with an EU conformity mark; or

(c)

approved by a recognised third country and accompanied by such declarations and marks of conformity (if any) as the Secretary of State may specify.”.

In paragraph (5), for “Annex 2 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1874” substitute “Annex 2 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1874 Amendment 3”.

In the definition of “alternative standard” in paragraph (6), for “in Annex 4” until the end, substitute “Annex 4 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1874 Amendment 3”.