# The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, Paragraph 28


(1) At the beginning of regulation 144, immediately before the words “Where these Regulations require” there shall be inserted the number “(1)”.
(2) In the paragraph so numbered paragraph (1)—
(a) for the words “the Secretary of State may permit” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State shall permit”; and
(b) for the words “may approve any other fitting” there shall be substituted the words “shall approve any other fitting”.
(3) After the paragraph so numbered (1) there shall be added the following paragraph—
“(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the results of a verification or test shall be accepted if the verification or test is carried out—
(a) in accordance with these Regulations or with a standard, code of practice, specification or technical description of a member State other than the United Kingdom offering equivalent levels of safety, suitability and fitness for purpose; and
(b) by a body or laboratory of a member State other than the United Kingdom offering suitable and satisfactory guarantees of technical and professional competence and independence.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3163/schedule/paragraph/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fire-protection-amendment-regulations-1993/schedule/paragraph-28
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