Regulation 32 Approvals to allow substantial equivalences
In respect of a particular ship, or ships of a particular description, the Secretary of State may approve arrangements which, when taken together with the conditions to which the approval is subject, the Secretary of State considers are substantially equivalent to the requirements which are set out in F1regulation 29(2A) and Merchant Shipping Notice 1844(M).
An approval under this regulation—
must be given in writing; and
must specify the date on which it takes effect and the conditions (if any) on which it is given.
Such an approval may be cancelled and the terms of an approval may be altered, in both cases by the Secretary of State giving written notice to the shipowner.
A breach of a condition on which such an approval is given is an offence by the shipowner.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 32(1) inserted (10.4.2026) by The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/260), regs. 1(1), 2(4)