The Merchant Shipping (Domestic Passenger Ships) (Safety Management Code) Regulations 2001

UK Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 3209 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 19 September 2001
In force from: 1 November 2001
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under: European Communities Act 1972, Merchant Shipping Act 1995

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 require passenger ships of Classes III to VI(A) (which are generally known as “small passenger ships”), operating within domestic waters, to develop and implement a Safety Management Code, the details of which are contained in Merchant Shipping Notice 1754(M). The Regulations provide in particular for the issue of Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificates by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (regulation 6), for the ship to be operated in accordance with the requirements of the Code by its owner, master and operator (regulations 5, 7, and 8), for enforcement (regulation 9), and for offences and penalties (regulation 10). The Regulations also make minor drafting corrections to the Merchant Shipping (ISM Code) (Ro-Ro Passenger Ferries) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/3022) and the Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1561). A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG. A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Merchant Shipping Notices are obtainable from Iforce, Delta House, Imber Court Business Park, Orchard Lane, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 0BN (telephone 020 8957 5028).

Offences created by this instrument

Any contravention of these regulations shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding… regulation 10(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
A person who— a intentionally alters a Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificate, b in connection with any adult… regulation 10(2) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind

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