# The Merchant Shipping (Technical Requirements for Inland Waterway Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, Introduction: Introductory text


Merchant Shipping
Made 24th January 2019
Laid before Parliament 1st February 2019
Coming into force 23rd February 2019
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1), (3) and (5) to (7) and 86(1) and (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.
The Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
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 the safety of ships, and the health and safety of persons on them.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is necessary to revoke the provision which specifies that a reference to an Annex to Directive 2006/87/EC is to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/160/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-technical-requirements-for-inland-waterway-vessels-amendment-regulations-2019/introduction
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