# The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) omit the definition of “the 1999 Directive”;
(b) after the definition of “the 1995 Regulations” insert—
““the 2016 Directive” means Directive (EU) 2016/802 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11th May 2016 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels;”.
(3) In regulation 32(3A)(b) (offences) for “articles 4c2, 4c3 or 4d of the 1999 Directive” substitute “paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 8, and Article 9, of the 2016 Directive”.
(4) In Schedule 2A (sulphur oxides)—
(a) in paragraph 1 (interpretation), in the definition of “emission abatement method”, for “1999 Directive” substitute “2016 Directive”;
(b) in paragraph 2 (control of sulphur oxide emissions: general provisions), in each place it occurs, for “Article 4c of the 1999 Directive” substitute “Article 8 of the 2016 Directive”;
(c) in paragraph 3(2)(d)(ii) (maximum sulphur content of marine fuel used by passenger ships) for “articles 4c2, 4c3 and 4d of the 1999 Directive” substitute “paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 8, and Article 9, of the 2016 Directive”;
(d) in paragraph 4(2)(e)(ii) (maximum content of marine fuel used by ships at berth) for “articles 4c2, 4c3 and 4d of the 1999 Directive” substitute “paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 8, and Article 9, of the 2016 Directive”;
(e) in paragraph 10(3) (analysis) for “articles 3a, 4, 4a and 4b of the 1999 Directive” substitute “Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the 2016 Directive”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/311/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-and-other-transport-environmental-protection-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-3
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