# The Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) (Revocation) Regulations 2011 S.I. 2011/3056 · made 19 December 2011 · revised to 10 May 2024 These Regulations implement provisions in Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23rd April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (OJ No L 131, 28.5.2009, p47). Made under: European Communities Act 1972 (repealed) (Section 2); Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (Section 85, Section 86) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ship-inspection-and-survey-organisations-revocation-regulations-2011/pdf/uksi_20113056_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ship-inspection-and-survey-organisations-revocation-regulations-2011/pdf/uksiem_20113056_en.pdf ## Introductory text Merchant Shipping Made 19th December 2011 Laid before Parliament 22nd December 2011 Coming into force 23rd January 2012 The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to maritime transport. The Secretary of State has consulted persons she considers will be affected by the following Regulations in accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 85(1)(a), (3), (5) and (7) and 86(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. ## 1 Citation and commencement (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) (Revocation) Regulations 2011. (2) These Regulations come into force on 23rd January 2012. ## 2 Revocation The Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 1996 are revoked. ## 3 Consequential amendments The amendments in the Schedule have effect. ## Signature Signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport Mike Penning Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 19th December 2011 ## Schedule: Consequential amendments ## 1 The Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999 In regulation 2 of the Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999— (a) delete the definition of “1994 Council Directive”; and (b) in the definition of “recognised organisation”, replace the words from “authorised” to the end with “which has an agreement with the Secretary of State pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations”. ## 2 The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006 In the table in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006, delete the reference to the Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 1996, and the associated references to its SI number and amending instruments. ## 3 The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 In regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008, in the definition of “Certifying Authority”, replace “is an authorised organisation for the purposes of the Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 1996” with “has an agreement with the Secretary of State pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations”. ## 4 The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 In regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008, in the definition of “Certifying Authority”, replace “is an authorised organisation for the purposes of the Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 1996” with “has an agreement with the Secretary of State pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations”. ## 5 The Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) (Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010 In regulation 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) (Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010, in the definition of “certifying authority”, replace “is an authorised organisation for the purposes of the Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 1996” with “has an agreement with the Secretary of State pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations”. ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations implement provisions in Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23rd April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (OJ No L 131, 28.5.2009, p47). Regulation 2 implements Article 13 of the Directive by revoking the Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2908), which contained provisions through which the United Kingdom had partially implemented Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22nd November 1994 on common rules and standards of ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (OJ No L 319, 12.12.1994, p20). That Directive was repealed by Article 14 of Directive 2009/15/EC. Regulation 3 introduces the Schedule which contains consequential amendments arising from the revocation in regulation 2. Those organisations which have an agreement with the Secretary of State pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2009/15/EC are identified in Merchant Shipping Notice 1672. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. Merchant Shipping Notices can be read or downloaded free from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency website (www.mcga.gov.uk). Printed copies can be obtained from M-Notices Subscriptions, PO Box 362, Europa Park, Grays, Essex, RM17 9AY (telephone number 01375 484548, fax number 01375 484556 and email mnotices@ecgroup.co.uk). An Explanatory Memorandum and a Transposition Note are available alongside the instrument on the website www.legislation.gov.uk. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3056 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ship-inspection-and-survey-organisations-revocation-regulations-2011 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.