Statutory Instruments
Merchant Shipping
Made
20th July 2009
Laid before Parliament
24th July 2009
Coming into force
28th August 2009
The Secretary of State for Transport is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to measures relating to maritime transport(2).
He makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act and sections 85 and 86 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(3).
He has consulted the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 in so far as these Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85 and 86 of that Act.
1995 c. 21. Relevant amendments were made to sections 85 and 86 by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), sections 8 and 29(2) and Schedule 7, Part I. Sections 85 and 86 are applied to hovercraft by the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350) which refers to provisions which have been re-enacted as sections 85 and 86. There are amendments to that Order which are not relevant to these Regulations.