Paragraph 21 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004I1

(1)

The Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (1) for the definition of “international voyage” substitute—

““international voyage” means a voyage between—
(a)
a port in the United Kingdom and a port outside the United Kingdom; or
(b)
a port in another country and a port in any other country or territory which is outside the United Kingdom;”.

(3)

In regulation 3 (application) in paragraph (1)(a) after “a United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship operating to or from” insert “ a port in the United Kingdom or ”.

(4)

In regulation 4 (stability requirements of Directive 2003/25/EC)—

(a)

omit “which are the requirements of Article 4 of and Annex I to the Directive” in each of the places at which those words occur; and

(b)

in paragraph (5)(a) omit “of Article 4 of or Annex I to the Directive or”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. para. 21 in force at 31.12.2020, see reg. 2(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)