4 Amendment of regulation 6
In regulation 6 (amendment of Regulation (EU) 1257/2013)—
(a) in the text inserted by paragraph (2)(b), omit “to” the first time that word appears;
(b) in the text inserted by paragraph (2)(c), at the beginning insert “United Kingdom flagged”;
(c) in paragraph (8)(a), at the end insert “and the word “and” that precedes it”;
(d) after paragraph (11)(a) insert—

“(aa) in the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 1—
(i) omit “of a Member State”;
(ii) for “flying the flag of a third country” substitute “other than a United Kingdom ship”;
(ab) in the second sub-paragraph of paragraph 1 omit—
(i) “of a Member State”;
(ii) “of that Member State”;”

;
(e) after paragraph (11)(g) insert—

“(h) in paragraph 8—
(i) for “ships flying the flag of a third country applying to be registered under the flag of a Member State” substitute “a non-United Kingdom flagged ship applying to be registered under the flag of the United Kingdom”;
(ii) omit “under the flag of that Member State”;”

;
(f) in paragraph (13)—
(i) for sub-paragraph (b)(i) substitute—

“(i) for “Union law provisions” substitute “direct EU legislation provisions or provisions of this Regulation in relation to ship recycling facilities in Northern Ireland”;”

;
(ii) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—

“(f) for paragraph 5 substitute—

“5 Where a ship recycling facility in Northern Ireland—
(a) has been authorised in accordance with paragraph 1; or
(b) ceases to comply with the requirements set out in Article 13,
the Secretary of State shall inform the Commission thereof without delay.”

.”

;
(g) in paragraph (15), at the end of the new Article 16 inserted by that provision, insert—

“7 The Secretary of State shall communicate to the European Commission all information that may be relevant in respect of the updating of the European List in relation to those facilities in Northern Ireland.”

;
(h) in paragraph (17), omit sub-paragraph (a).