# The Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022, Introduction: Introductory text

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

Merchant Shipping
Safety
Made 15th November 2022
Laid before Parliament 16th November 2022
Coming into force 8th December 2022
The Secretary of State is satisfied, for the purposes of section 47(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, that it is necessary or expedient, in the interests of safety, to make Regulations in so far as they require ships to carry qualified seamen.
The Secretary of State, after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1), (3), (5) and (7), 86(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d), 302(1) and 306A of that Act, article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996, and article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution) (SOLAS) Order 1998, and with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1169/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-nuclear-ships-regulations-2022/introduction
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