2021 No. 818

Merchant Shipping

Marine Pollution

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk and Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
5th July 2021
Laid before Parliament
12th July 2021
Coming into force
3rd August 2021
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983 , articles 3 and 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987 , article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996 and sections 85(1), (3), (5) to (7), 86(1), 128(5) and (6), 129(2) and section 306A of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 makes the following Regulations.
The Secretary of State has consulted such persons in the United Kingdom as the Secretary of State considers will be affected by the exercise of powers in this instrument in accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
S.I. 1983/1106, amended by S.I. 1985/2002 and 1993/1580. There are other amendments to this instrument but none is relevant. Following the consolidation of section 20 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), the Order has effect as if made under section 128 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21).
S.I. 1987/470, amended by S.I. 1990/2595, 1997/2569, 1998/254 and 2015/664. Following the consolidation of section 20 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), the Order has effect as if made under section 128 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21).
S.I. 1996/282, amended by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraph 3.
1995 c. 21. Sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), sections 8 and 29(2) and Schedule 7. Section 85 was amended by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8), section 2(3). Section 128 was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 29, Schedule 6, paragraph 3(3) and Schedule 7, Part I and the Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006 (c. 8), section 2. Section 306A was inserted by the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), section 106.