The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016

Made: 31st October 2016

Laid before Parliament: 9th November 2016

Coming into force: 5th December 2016

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PART 1 — Preliminary

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Application

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Designation of notified and nominated bodies

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PART 2 — Requirements for Equipment

Requirements for equipment

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Application of exemptions

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Exemptions for technical innovation

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Exemptions for testing or evaluation

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Exemptions in exceptional circumstances

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Transfer of a ship

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PART 3 — United Kingdom Conformity Assessment Procedures

Applications for grant of EU conformity approval

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Grant of EU conformity approval: obligations of a notified body

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Amendments to EU conformity approval

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Declarations of conformity

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Affixing the conformity mark

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Authorised Representatives

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PART 4 — Other Conformity Assessment Procedures

Application for grant of conformity approval

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Grant of conformity approval: obligations of nominated bodies

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PART 5 — Obligations of Economic Operators

Application of Part 5

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Obligations of a Manufacturer

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Obligations of an importer

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Obligations of an economic operator

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PART 6 — Enforcement

Restricting, suspending or withdrawing EU conformity approval

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Sample checks

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Defective Equipment

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Offences and penalties

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Powers to detain

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Application of powers of inspectors in relation to Government ships

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PART 7 — Miscellaneous

Market Surveillance

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Review

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Amendment of Regulations

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE 1 — Amendment of Regulations

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996

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The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1997

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The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998

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The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998

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The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998

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The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships other than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999

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The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999

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The Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999

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The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999

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The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003

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The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004

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The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006

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The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006

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The Legislation and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007

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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008

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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

John Hayes — Minister of State — 2016-10-27

We consent

Guto Bebb — Stephen Barclay — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury — 2016-10-31

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

[^f00002]: 1995 c.21. Section 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28), section 8 and are applied to hovercraft by the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350).

[^f00003]: S.I. 1983/1106 as amended by S.I. 1985/2002, 1991/2885 and 1993/1580. The provisions that can be made under the Order were extended by section 128 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c.21) and varied by section 7(6) and (7) of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28).

[^f00004]: S.I. 1994/757.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1993/595.

[^f00006]: OJ L257, 28.8.2014, p.146.

[^f00007]: Cmnd 7874.

[^f00008]: Regulation (EC) No. 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No. 339/93 (OJ L281, 13.8.2008, p.30).

[^f00009]: 1968 c.59.

[^f00010]: Decision No.768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EC (OJ L218, 13.8.2008, p.82).

[^f00011]: Section 284 was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28), Schedule 1, paragraph 5.

[^f00012]: These sections provide powers to inspect ships and their equipment, powers of inspectors in relation to premises and ships, for the service of improvement and prohibition notices and their reference to arbitration, compensation for invalid prohibition notices and offences for failing to comply with improvement and prohibition notices.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1996/147 as amended by S.I. 1997/2971.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1999/1957 as amended by S.I. 2001/1638, 2004/302, 2004/1266, 2009/2021 and 2011/1043.

[^f00015]: S.I. 2009/2021.

[^f00016]: S.I. 1996/2154. The definition of “approved” was substituted by S.I. 1999/1957, regulation 3, Schedule 1, paragraph 5.

[^f00017]: S.I. 1997/1508.

[^f00018]: S.I. 1998/1011. The definition of “approved” was substituted by S.I. 1999/1957, regulation 3, Schedule 1, paragraph 3.

[^f00019]: S.I. 1998/1012. The definition of “approved” was substituted by S.I. 1999/1957, regulation 3, Schedule 1, paragraph 2.

[^f00020]: S.I. 1998/2070. Regulation 6(4) was inserted by S.I. 1999/1957, regulation 3, Schedule 1, paragraph 1.

[^f00021]: S.I. 1999/2721.

[^f00022]: S.I. 1999/2723.

[^f00023]: S.I. 1999/2998.

[^f00024]: O.J. L 257, 28.8.2014, p.146.

[^f00025]: S.I. 1999/3210.

[^f00026]: S.I. 2003/2950.

[^f00027]: S.I. 2004/302.

[^f00028]: S.I. 2006/2055. There are amendments to these Regulations, but none is relevant.

[^f00029]: S.I. 2006/2183.

[^f00030]: S.I. 2007/3544. There are amendments to his Order, but none is relevant.

[^f00031]: S.I. 2008/3257.

[^f00032]: S.I. 2008/2924.

Editorial notes

Designation of approved and nominated bodies

Exemptions

Applications for grant of United Kingdom conformity approval

Grant of United Kingdom conformity approval: obligations of an approved body

Amendments to United Kingdom conformity approval

Declarations of United Kingdom conformity

Affixing the United Kingdom conformity mark

Restricting, suspending or withdrawing United Kingdom conformity approval

SCHEDULE 2 — United Kingdom Conformity Assessment Procedures

PART 1

United Kingdom Type-Examination (Module B)

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PART 2

Conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production process (Module D)

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Manufacturing

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Quality system

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Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body

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United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

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Authorised representative

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PART 3

Conformity to type based on product quality assurance (Module E)

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Manufacturing

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Quality system

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Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body

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United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

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Authorised representative

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PART 4

Conformity to type based on product verification (Module F)

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Manufacturing

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Verification

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Verification of conformity by examination and testing of every product

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Statistical verification of conformity

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United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

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Authorised representative

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PART 5

Conformity based on unit verification (Module G)

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Technical documentation

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Manufacturing

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Verification

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United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

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Authorised representative

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SCHEDULE 3 — Requirements to be met by Conformity Assessment Bodies in order to become Approved Bodies

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SCHEDULE 4 — Designation Procedure

Application for designation

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Designation procedure

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Identification numbers and lists of approved bodies

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SCHEDULE 5 — United Kingdom Declaration of Conformity

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