Prospective
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations correct defects in a number of earlier instruments, and are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those instruments.
Regulation 2 amends the Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995 to alter a reference to the statutory maximum for a fine on summary conviction to a reference to level 5 on the standard scale.
Regulation 3 amends the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998 to correct a mistaken cross-reference.
Regulation 4 amends the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 to remove a superfluous definition, correct mistaken cross-references and insert a missing word.
Regulation 5 amends the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998 to correct mistaken cross-references, an incorrect reference to another instrument and other drafting errors.
Regulation 6 amends the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998 to omit a superfluous paragraph and correct another drafting error.
Regulation 7 amends a couple of mistaken cross-references in the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1999.
Regulation 8 amends the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 1999 to omit a superfluous cross-reference.