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PART 2Amendments to Secondary Legislation

Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2013

14.—(1) The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), at paragraph (a) within the definition of “shipowner”, after “Maritime Labour Certificate” insert “or interim Maritime Labour Certificate”.

(3) In regulation 4—

(a)in paragraph (1), after “10 to 17” insert “(except regulation 11(3))”; and

(b)in paragraph (2), after “9” insert “, 11(3)”.

(4) In regulation 11(3), omit “or Government of a Convention State”.

(5) In regulation 15(2), after “on indictment” insert “to imprisonment”.

(6) In regulation 17(5), for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

(c)if either—

(i)the sum of £30,000 is paid to the Secretary of State by way of security; or

(ii)security which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, is satisfactory and is for an amount not less than £30,000 is given to the Secretary of State,

by or on behalf of the shipowner or the master of the ship;.