The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995
UK Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1802 — creates 2 criminal offences.
- Made
- 14 July 1995
- In force from
- 1 August 1995
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Drugs and medicines
- Made under
- European Communities Act 1972, Medicines Act 1968, 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 replace the Merchant Shipping (Medical Stores) Regulations 1986 and the Merchant Shipping (Medical Stores) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1988. The implement, Council Directive 92/29/EEC of 31st March 1992 (O.J. No. L113, 30.4.92 p.19) on the minimum safety and health requirements for improved medical treatment on board vessels, so far as that Directive relates to the carriage of medicines and other medical stores. Merchant Shipping Notices and the Ship Captain’s Medical Guide are obtainable from the Marine Safety Agency, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG and from any Marine Office of the Marine Safety Agency. The publications referred to in regulation 6 may be obtained from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7JN. A compliance cost assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Marine Safety Agency, Department of Transport, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG. A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.
Offences created by this instrument
- If any requirement of regulations 4 to 11 is contravened, the owner of the ship shall in respect of each Contravention… regulation 12(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Contravention of The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995 the instrument as a whole · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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- Competitiveness
Commons · Commons Chamber · 25 March 1996 · Mr. Steen
I wonder whether my hon. Friend is aware of the effect on competitiveness of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995? They increase the cost of medical stores on small ships from £47 to about £900. Is he further aware that on boats taking day trippers out to sea the first aid stores have to include tablets used for the treatment of worm infestation? All this stems from a European directive. I cannot believe that the Government want our small boats sent out to sea on such anti-competitive terms.
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