2014 No. 308
The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1 in relation to measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them M2.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1)(a) and (b), (3), (5) and (7) and 86(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 M3 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
In accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in that section.F1
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 is regarded as one of the EU Treaties within the meaning of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by virtue of the European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Maritime Labour Convention) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1757, as amended by S.I. 2011/1043).
1995 c.21. Sections 85 and 86 were amended by section 8 of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28) and are applied to hovercraft by article 4 of the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350) (sections 85 and 86 re-enact sections 21 and 22 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c.39) which are referred to in that article). Section 85 was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28) and section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c.8). There are other amendments to sections 85 and 86 which are not relevant.
Regulations revoked in part, except for regulation 3 and the Schedule (6.4.2018) by The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/58), reg. 30(c) (with regs. 3, 4)