The Merchant Shipping (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 3018

MERCHANT SHIPPING

The Merchant Shipping (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 1997

Made

16th December 1997

Laid before Parliament

22nd December 1997

Coming into force

27th January 1998

The Secretary of State for Transport, after consulting with the organisations referred to in section 306(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(i)

sections 130A (1) and (2), 130B(1), (2), (5) – (7) and 130D(1) and (2) of that Act(2);

(ii)

article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Order 1988(3); and

(iii)

section 302(1) of the said Act of 1995,

and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the consent of the Treasury in so far as the Regulations are made under section 302(1) of the said Act of 1995, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1995 c. 21. Section 306(4) was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), Schedule 6, paragraph 18.

(2)

Sections 130A, 130B and 130D were added by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 5.

(3)

S.I. 1988/2252, amended by S.I. 1993/1581 and 1997/2569.