Regulation 8 ApprovalsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Secretary of State, or any person authorised by the Secretary of State, may grant an approval in relation to a United Kingdom ship for anything in Chapter V requiring to be—

(a)

approved by the Administration of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly;

(b)

done to the satisfaction of such Administration; and

(c)

acceptable to that Administration^f1.

(2)

An approval given under paragraph (1) may, on the giving of reasonable notice, be continued, altered or cancelled.

(3)

Any approval given under paragraph (1), or a continuation, alteration or cancellation under paragraph (2), must—

(a)

be in writing;

(b)

specify the date on which it takes effect; and

(c)

specify the terms, if any, on which it is given.

(4)

The requirement that the approval referred to in paragraph (1), or the continuation, alteration or cancellation under paragraph (2), be in writing is satisfied where the text of the approval is—

(a)

transmitted by electronic means;

(b)

received in legible form; and

(c)

capable of being used for subsequent reference.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 8 in force at 31.7.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: The circumstances in which the approval of the Secretary of State is required in relation to United Kingdom ships constructed before 1st July 2009 and engaged on international voyages and all United Kingdom ships engaged on non-international voyages are set out in Marine Guidance Note (MGN) 610 (M+F); this is available on www.gov.uk/topic/ships-cargoes/m-notices and in hard copy from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) of Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG (telephone 020 3817 2000 and email [email protected]).