Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1995 Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 M1;

• “Annex I hazardous material” means material of a type mentioned in the first column of the table in Annex I to the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and defined in the second column;

• “Annex I control measures” means the measures set out in column 3 of the table in Annex I to the Ship Recycling Regulation;

• “an Article 8 survey” means a survey of a type referred to in Article 8(3);

• “authorised recognised organisation” means a recognised organisation that the Secretary of State has authorised to carry out Article 8 surveys;

• “Crown employment” has the meaning given by section 191(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 M2;

• “the EU Ship Recycling Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling;

• “UK Government officer” means a person in Crown employment authorised by the Secretary of State to carry out an Article 8 survey, as described in regulation 3(2);

• “United Kingdom ship” means a ship registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the 1995 Act;

• “United Kingdom waters” means the sea or other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom;

• “valid inventory of hazardous materials”, in relation to a ship, means an inventory that the ship is required to have on board under Article 5(1), (2) or 12(1) which—

  1. (a)

     identifies Annex I hazardous material as required by the EU Ship Recycling Regulation;

  2. (b)

     where required by the Regulation, also identifies the other hazardous materials listed in Annex II to that Regulation;

  3. (c)

     is properly maintained and updated; and

  4. (d)

     complies with the other requirements of the Regulation for such an inventory.

Terms which are used in these Regulations that are used in the EU Ship Recycling Regulation, and are not otherwise defined in these Regulations, have the meaning they bear in that EU Regulation.

A reference in these Regulations to F1the EU Ship Recycling Regulation or Annex I or II of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation is to that F2Regulation or Annex as amended from time to time.

A reference in these Regulations to an Article is to an Article of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation.