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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ship-recycling-facilities-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2015/229",
  "legislation_title": "The Ship Recycling Facilities Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ship-recycling-facilities-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThe EU Regulation No. 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (O.J. No. L 330, 10.12.2013, p. 1) (“the EU Regulation”) implements the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships (“the Convention”). The Convention, once it is in force, will set global standards for ship recycling.\nArticles 13 and 14 of the EU Regulation establish requirements for ship recycling facilities that recycle ships within its scope. Once the EU Regulation applies, ships sailing under the flag of a Member State that exceed 500 gross tonnes (excluding warships and naval auxiliary or other ships owned or operated by the Member State and used on government non-commercial service) will only be able to be recycled at a facility if it is included on the European List of facilities established under the EU Regulation.\nThese Regulations implement Articles 13 and 14 of EU Regulation and provide for facilities located in Northern Ireland to be authorised in accordance with the EU Regulation so that they may be added to the European List.\nThese Regulations designate the Department of the Environment and the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland as the joint competent authority in Northern Ireland for the purposes of the EU Regulation.\nThese Regulations provide for the competent authority to authorise ship recycling facilities located in Northern Ireland for the purposes of the EU Regulation.\nThese Regulations provides for the notification of facilities to be included on the European List. They also ensure that facilities that are currently authorised to recycle ships will only be authorised to accept ships within the scope of the EU Regulation if their existing permit has been brought into line with their requirements.\nThese Regulations amend the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R.2003 No.493) to allow health and safety conditions to be included in a permit issued for ship recycling.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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