The Pilotage Act 1987 (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 1305

Pilotage

The Pilotage Act 1987 (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

4th October 2019

Laid before Parliament

7th October 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1).

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to maritime transport(2) and measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them(3).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Pilotage Act 1987 (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on the 22nd day after the day on which they are laid.

Amendment of the Pilotage Act 1987

2.  In the Pilotage Act 1987(4), in Schedule A1 (recognition of EEA qualifications and experience in relation to pilotage in inland waters), in paragraph 1(2), for the definition of “EEA State” substitute—

““EEA State” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978(5)”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Chris Heaton-Harris

Minister of State

Department for Transport

4th October 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision, under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, updating the definition of EEA State in the Pilotage Act 1987 (c. 21) to accord with the definition in the Interpretation Act 1978.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.

(1)

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).

(2)

S.I. 1994/757.

(3)

S.I. 1993/595.

(4)

1987 c. 21. Schedule A1 was inserted by S.I. 2003/1230.

(5)

1978 c. 30. Definition of “EEA State” was inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and prospectively amended by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16). There are other amending instruments but none are relevant.