# The Merchant Shipping (Cargo and Passenger Ship Construction and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023, Regulation 21: Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship) (Bilge Alarm) Regulations 2021

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

(1) The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship) (Bilge Alarm) Regulations 2021 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (bilge water level detectors and alarms)—
(a) in paragraph (1) for “at” substitute “from”; and
(b) in paragraph (6), for sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “effective date” substitute—
“(a) 29th March 2023, in the case of a new ship first launched on or before that date, and, in the case of a new ship first launched after that date, the date on which the ship is first launched; and”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/246/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-cargo-and-passenger-ship-construction-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2023/regulation-21
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