# The Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
These Regulations make amendments to legislation relating to monitoring and reporting of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport.
Part 2 amends the Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions) and the Port State Control (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I.2017/825).
Part 3 amends Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (O.J. L 123, 19.5.2015, p.55) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1927 of 4 November 2016 on templates for monitoring plans, emissions reports and documents of compliance pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (O.J. L 299, 5.11.2016, p. 1).
Electronic versions of the template of the emissions report and the document of compliance, referred to in regulation 4(2) and 4(3) are available at [ ].
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is forseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111171578/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-monitoring-reporting-and-verification-of-carbon-dioxide-emissions-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018/note
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