The Merchant Shipping (Weighing of Goods Vehicles and other Cargo) Regulations 1988

UK Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 1275 — creates 10 criminal offences.

10offences created

0recorded in force

10revoked

Made: 26 July 1988
In force from: 1 February 1989
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under: Merchant Shipping Act 1979

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations apply to United Kingdom Class II and II(A) ro/ro passenger ships, and require the weighing of all road vehicles (except buses) and all non-vehicular items of cargo exceeding, in each case, 7.5 tonnes for all voyages on which passengers are carried. Subject to certain exceptions, cargo must be weighed within the port at which the ship is to be loaded, and the weighing machine must be certified, and operated in accordance with conditions laid down, by an inspector of weights and measures. It is an offence under the Regulations by the master and by the owner or manager of a ship if qualifying cargo is loaded in breach of the Regulations and by the weighing machine manager if the machine is not operated in accordance with the conditions. It is also an offence for any person to supply information for the purposes of the Regulations knowing or having grounds to believe it to be false, knowingly or recklessly to falsify information supplied for the purposes of the Regulations, or materially to change the composition of an item of cargo after it has been weighed without first making arrangements for re-weighing.

Offences created by this instrument

Penalties regulation 10(1) · Revoked · Strict liability
Penalties regulation 10(2) · Revoked · Strict liability
Penalties regulation 10(3) · Revoked · Strict liability
It shall be an offence by the shipowner and the master if a qualifying cargo item is loaded on to a ship to which… regulation 7(1) · Revoked · Strict liability
It shall be an offence by the master if regulation 2(2) is not complied with regulation 7(2) · Revoked · Strict liability
It shall be an offence by the weighing manager if a weighing machine within the port premises is used for the purposes… regulation 7(3) · Revoked · Strict liability
It shall be an offence by the weighing manager if a self-operated weighing machine is made available for operation and… regulation 7(4) · Revoked · Strict liability
It shall be an offence for any person operating a self-operated weighing machine not to comply with the instructions… regulation 7(5) · Revoked · Strict liability
Failure to comply with regulation 6 shall be an offence by the person who has submitted the arrangements regulation 7(6) · Revoked · Strict liability
It shall be an offence for any person— a to supply information for the purposes of these Regulations knowing or having… regulation 7(7) · Revoked · Requires proof of a state of mind

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