UK Offence Report

The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 2023

UK Statutory Instrument 2023 No. 1216 — creates 4 criminal offences.

4offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
20 November 2023
In force from
13 December 2023
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under
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 revoke and replace the Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1609) and the Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/354). In these Regulations— Part 1 provides in regulations 1 to 7, for the revocation of earlier Regulations, definitions of terms used and information about the types of vessels to which these Regulations apply, the disapplication of other Regulations, the types of vessels that are exempted and where equivalent standards may apply; Part 2 provides in regulations 8 to 17, for survey and certification of vessels. This includes information on: periodical survey requirements, how applications for certificates may be made and determined and the duration, validity, extension or cancellation of a certificate or prohibitions in relation to certificates; Part 3 provides in regulations 18 to 25, for various changes in circumstances that may arise following certification of the vessel. In particular, these Regulations set out the responsibilities of owners and masters; the requirements to report incidents and deficient vessels; circumstances when vessels may be liable to be detained, the availability of a review or arbitration to settle disputes; and the offences, penalties and defences in relation to any breach of the Regulations; Part 4 provides in regulation 26 and Schedule 2, details of amendments it is necessary to make to other Regulations that are needed in connection with requirements for remotely operated unmanned vessels. Also, regulation 27 provides for a review of these Regulations to be undertaken at least every 5 years. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. A copy of any Marine Guidance Note or Merchant Shipping Notice referred to in these Regulations may be obtained free of charge by prior appointment with the Code Vessel Team at the Maritime & Coastguard Agency, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1EG (telephone 020 3817 2000 and email infoline@mcga.gov.uk).

Offences created by this instrument

What Parliament said about it

Hansard was searched for this instrument by name and returned nothing. That is the ordinary outcome: an instrument laid under the negative procedure is usually never debated, and becomes law without a word said about it in either House.

How Parliament handled it

This instrument became law without a debate or a vote. Under the negative procedure it took effect unless a motion to stop it succeeded, and none was tabled.

Procedure
Made negative — law unless a motion to stop it succeeded
Could either House amend it?
No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.
Committee
Drawn to the special attention of the Houses by a scrutiny committee

Procedural history

From Parliament's Statutory Instruments service. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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