Regulation 2 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000

For the definition of “the Directive” in regulation 2(1) (Interpretation) of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000^f1 there shall be substituted:

• “the Directive” means Directive 98/18/EC of 17th March 1998 on Safety Rules and Standards for Passenger Ships^f2 as amended by

  1. (a)

     Commission Directive 2002/25/EC of 5th March 2002 amending Council Directive 98/18/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships^f3;

  2. (b)

     Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th November 2002 amending the Directives on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships^f4; and

  3. (c)

     Commission Directive 2003/75/EC of 29th July 2003 amending Annex I to Council Directive 98/18/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships^f5

  in so far as the references in Directive 98/18/EC as so amended to the Conventions, Codes and System in their up-to-date versions:

  1. (i)

     relate to all or any of the purposes set out in section 85(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995,

  2. (ii)

     are considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time, and

  3. (iii)

     are specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice.”.