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• (3) The approved body may make unannounced visits to the manufacturer and, during such visits may, if necessary, carry out product tests, or have them carried out, in order to verify that the quality system is functioning correctly.

• (4) Where the approved body has made an unannounced visit to the manufacturer, the approved body must provide the manufacturer with a visit report and, if tests have been carried out during such a visit, with a test report.

United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

19

• (1) The manufacturer must affix the United Kingdom conformity mark and the identification number of the approved body that has approved the quality system to each individual product that is in conformity with the equipment standard described in the United Kingdom conformity assessment examination certificate and that satisfies the applicable international standards.

• (2) The manufacturer must draw up a written United Kingdom declaration of conformity for each product model and keep it at the disposal of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned.

• (3) The United Kingdom declaration of conformity must identify the marine equipment model for which it has been drawn up and a copy of the United Kingdom declaration of conformity must be made available to the Secretary of State on request.

• (4) The manufacturer must keep at the disposal of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned—

• (a) everything comprising the application referred to in paragraphs 17(1) and 17(2);

• (b) details of any change referred to in paragraph 17(12) which has been approved;

• (c) any decisions and reports of the approved body referred to in paragraphs 17(12), 18(2) and 18(4).

• (5) Each approved body must inform the Secretary of State of quality system approvals that it has issued or withdrawn and must, periodically or on request, make available to the Secretary of State the list of quality system approvals that it has refused, suspended or otherwise restricted.

• (6) Each approved body must inform the other United Kingdom approved bodies of quality system approvals which it has refused, suspended or withdrawn, and, on request, of quality system approvals which it has issued.

Authorised representative

20

The manufacturer's obligations set out in paragraphs 17(1), (2), (10) and (11) and 19(1), (2), (3) and (4) may be fulfilled by its authorised representative, on its behalf and under its responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate referred to in regulation 14(1).

Part 4 — (Module F)

Conformity of equipment based on product verification (Module F)

21

• (1) Pursuant to this Part 4, a manufacturer must fulfil the obligations laid down in paragraphs 22, 25(1) and 26.

• (2) It is the manufacturer's sole responsibility to ensure and declare that the products concerned, which have been subject to the verification procedures set out in paragraph 23, are in conformity with the equipment standard described in the United Kingdom conformity assessment examination certificate and that they satisfy the applicable international standards.

Manufacturing

22

A manufacturer must take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing procedure and its monitoring ensure conformity of the manufactured products with the equipment described in the United Kingdom conformity assessment examination certificate and with applicable international standards.

Verification

23

• (1) An approved body of the manufacturer's choice must carry out appropriate examinations and tests in order to check the conformity of the products with the approved equipment described in the United Kingdom conformity assessment examination certificate and with applicable international standards.

• (2) The examinations and tests to check conformity of the products with the applicable international standards must be carried out, at the manufacturer's choice, either by examination and testing of every product as specified in paragraph 24 or by examination and testing of the products on a statistical basis as specified in paragraph 25.

Verification of conformity by examination and testing of every product

24

• (1) Where verification is to be by examination and testing of every product, all products must be individually examined and tested in accordance with these Regulations, in order to verify conformity with the approved equipment described in the United Kingdom conformity assessment examination certificate and with applicable international standards.

• (2) An approved body must issue a certificate of conformity in respect of the examinations and tests carried out and must affix its identification number to each approved product or have it affixed under its responsibility.

• (3) The manufacturer must keep the certificates of conformity available for inspection by the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned.

Statistical verification of conformity

25

• (1) Where verification is to be by examination and testing of the products on a statistical basis, the manufacturer must take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure the homogeneity of each lot produced, and must present its products for verification in the form of homogeneous lots.

• (2) A random sample must be taken from each lot and all products in the random sample must be individually examined and tested in accordance with these Regulations, in order to ensure their conformity with applicable international standards and to determine whether the lot is accepted or rejected.

• (3) If a lot is accepted—

• (a) all products of the lot must be considered approved, except for those products from the sample that have been found not to satisfy the tests;

• (b) the approved body must issue a certificate of conformity in respect of the examinations and tests carried out, and must affix its identification number to each approved product or have it affixed under its responsibility;

• (c) the manufacturer must keep the certificate of conformity at the disposal of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned.

• (4) If a lot is rejected, all products of the lot must be considered rejected and the approved body must inform the manufacturer accordingly.

• (5) In the event of the frequent rejection of lots, the approved body may suspend the examination and testing of the products on a statistical basis.

United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

26

• (1) The manufacturer must affix the United Kingdom conformity mark and, under the responsibility of the approved body referred to in paragraph 23, the latter's identification number to each individual product that is in conformity with the approved equipment described in the United Kingdom conformity assessment examination certificate and that satisfies applicable international standards.

• (2) The manufacturer must draw up a written United Kingdom declaration of conformity for each product model and keep it at the disposal of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned.

• (3) The United Kingdom declaration of conformity must identify the marine equipment model for which it has been drawn up and a copy of the United Kingdom declaration of conformity must be made available to the Secretary of State upon request.

• (4) If the approved body agrees, under its responsibility, the manufacturer may affix the approved body's identification number to the products during the manufacturing process.

Authorised representative

27

The manufacturer's obligations under this Part may be fulfilled by its authorised representative, on its behalf and under its responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate referred to in regulation 14(1), but an authorised representative may not fulfil the manufacturer's obligations set out in paragraphs 22 and 25(1).

Part 5 — (Module G)

Conformity of equipment based on unit verification (Module G)

28

• (1) Pursuant to this Part 5, a manufacturer must fulfil the obligations laid down in paragraphs 29, 30 and 32.

• (2) It is the manufacturer's sole responsibility to ensure and declare that the product concerned, which has been subject to the verification provisions set out in paragraph 31, is in conformity with the applicable international standards.

Technical documentation

29

• (1) A manufacturer must draw up the technical documentation and make it available to the approved body referred to in paragraph 31.

• (2) The technical documentation referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must—

• (a) make it possible to assess the product's conformity with the relevant requirements of these Regulations and must include an analysis and assessment of the risks;

• (b) specify the applicable requirements in respect of the product and cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the product;

• (c) contain, wherever applicable, at least the following elements—

• (i) a general description of the product;

• (ii) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of component, sub-assemblies and circuits;

• (iii) descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the operation of the product;

• (iv) a list of the requirements and testing standards which are applicable to the marine equipment concerned in accordance with these Regulations and descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet those requirements;

• (v) results of design calculations made and examinations carried out;

• (vi) test reports.

• (3) A manufacturer must keep the technical documentation at the disposal of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned.

Manufacturing

30

A manufacturer must take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure conformity of the manufactured product with applicable international standards.

Verification

31

• (1) An approved body of the manufacturer's choice must carry out appropriate examinations and tests in accordance with these Regulations in order to check the conformity of the product with applicable international standards.

• (2) The approved body must issue a certificate of conformity in respect of the examinations and tests carried out and must affix its identification number to the approved product or have it affixed under its responsibility.

• (3) The manufacturer must keep the certificates of conformity at the disposal of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned.

United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

32

• (1) The manufacturer must affix the United Kingdom conformity mark and, under the responsibility of the approved body referred to in paragraph 31, the latter's identification number, to each product that satisfies the applicable international standards.

• (2) The manufacturer must draw up a written United Kingdom declaration of conformity and keep it at the disposal of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned. The United Kingdom declaration of conformity must identify the product for which it has been drawn up.

• (3) A copy of the United Kingdom declaration of conformity must be made available to the Secretary of State on request.

Authorised representative

33

The manufacturer's obligations set out in paragraphs 29 and 32 may be fulfilled by its authorised representative, on its behalf and under its responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate referred to in regulation 14(1).

Schedule 3 — Approved bodies

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

1

In order to be designated as an approved body, a conformity assessment body must meet the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 to 19.

2

A conformity assessment body must have legal personality and must be established in—

• (a) the United Kingdom; or

• (b) the territory of a party to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, signed at Santiago on 8 March 2018[^f00047].

3

A conformity assessment body must be a third party body independent of the organisation or the marine equipment which it assesses. A body belonging to a business association or professional federation representing businesses involved in the design, manufacturing, provision, assembly, use or maintenance of marine equipment which it assesses, may, on condition that its independence and the absence of any conflict of interest are demonstrated, be considered a conformity assessment body.

4

• (1) A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not be the designer, manufacturer, or an authorised representative of a manufacturer, supplier, installer, purchaser, owner, user or maintainer of the marine equipment which is assessed.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not preclude the use of products that are necessary for the operations of the conformity assessment body or the use of such products for personal purposes.

5

A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks must not be directly involved in the design, manufacture or construction, the marketing, installation, use or maintenance of that marine equipment, or represent the parties engaged in those activities. They must not engage in any activity (including consultancy services) that may conflict with their independence of judgement or integrity in relation to conformity assessment activities for which they are designated.

6

A conformity assessment body must ensure that the activities of its subsidiaries or sub-contractors do not affect the confidentiality, objectivity or impartiality of its conformity assessment activities.

7

A conformity assessment body and its personnel must carry out conformity assessment activities with the highest degree of professional integrity and the requisite competence in the specific field and must be free from all pressures and inducements, particularly financial, which might influence their judgement or the results of their conformity assessment activities, particularly with regard to persons or groups of persons who have an interest in the results of those activities.

8

A conformity assessment body must be capable of carrying out all of the conformity assessment activities for which it has been designated, whether that assessment is carried out by the body itself or on its behalf and under its responsibility.

9

A conformity assessment body must have at its disposal—

• (a) personnel with technical knowledge and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the conformity assessment activities;

• (b) descriptions of procedures in accordance with which conformity assessment is carried out, ensuring the transparency of and the ability to reproduce those procedures, and have appropriate policies and procedures in place that distinguish between tasks it carries out as an approved body and other activities;

• (c) procedures for the performance of conformity assessment activities which take due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the marine equipment technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.

10

A conformity assessment body must have the means necessary to perform the technical and administrative tasks connected with the conformity assessment activities in an appropriate manner and must have access to the necessary equipment and facilities.

11

The personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment must have—

• (a) sound technical and vocational training, covering all conformity assessment activities in relation to which the conformity assessment body has been designated;

• (b) satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the assessments which the conformity assessment body carries out, and adequate authority to carry out those assessments;

• (c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the applicable requirements and testing standards and of the applicable provisions of these Regulations; and

• (d) the ability to draw up certificates, records and reports demonstrating that the assessments have been carried out.

12

A conformity assessment body must be able to demonstrate the impartiality of its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities.

13

The remuneration of the top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not depend on the number of assessments carried out or on the results of those assessments.

14

A conformity assessment body must have, and must satisfy the Secretary of State that it has, adequate civil liability insurance in respect of its activities.

15

A conformity assessment body must ensure that its personnel observe professional secrecy with regard to all information obtained in carrying out their tasks in accordance with these Regulations, and that proprietary rights are protected.

16

Paragraph 15 does not prevent the personnel from providing the information to the Secretary of State.

17

A conformity assessment body must participate in, or ensure that its personnel who are responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the activities of any approved body co-ordination group that may be established and must apply as general guidance the administrative decisions and documents produced as a result of the work of that group.

18

A conformity assessment body must meet the requirements of standard EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012.

19

A conformity assessment body must ensure that testing laboratories used for conformity assessment purposes meet the requirements of standard EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Schedule 4 — Designation procedure

Application for designation

1

• (1) An application by a conformity assessment body to become an approved body must be made to the Secretary of State and be accompanied by—

• (a) a description of—

• (i) the conformity assessment activities that the conformity assessment body intends to carry out;

• (ii) the conformity assessment module or modules in respect of which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent;

• (iii) the marine equipment for which that body claims to be competent; and

• (b) either—

• (i) an accreditation certificate; or

• (ii) the documentary evidence necessary for the Secretary of State to verify, recognise and regularly monitor the conformity assessment body's compliance with the approved body requirements.

• (2) The Secretary of State must be satisfied that the conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements and may accept an accreditation certificate, provided in accordance with paragraph 1(b), as sufficient evidence that the conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements.

• (3) In this Schedule—

• “accreditation certification” means a certificate issued by the United Kingdom national accreditation body, attesting that a conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements;

• “conformity assessment modules” means the modules referred to in Schedule 2;

• “GB RAMS” means Regulation (EC) 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, as it has effect in domestic law[^f00048];

• “United Kingdom national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of GB RAMS.

Designation procedure

2

The Secretary of State may designate as approved bodies only those conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the approved body requirements.

Identification numbers and lists of approved bodies

3

The Secretary of State must—

• (a) assign an identification number to each approved body;

• (b) make and maintain an up-to-date public list of approved bodies, which will include the identification numbers that have been allocated to them and the conformity assessment activities that they carry out.

Schedule 5 — United Kingdom Declaration of Conformity

1

A United Kingdom declaration of conformity must provide—

• (a) the unique identification number of the marine equipment in respect of which the declaration of conformity is issued;

• (b) the name and address of the manufacturer;

• (c) a statement that the declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer;

• (d) the object of the declaration (identification of marine equipment allowing traceability; it may, where necessary for the identification of the marine equipment, include an image);

• (e) that the object of the declaration described in sub-paragraph (d) is in conformity with the applicable international standards;

• (f) references to the applicable international standards used or references to the specifications in relation to which conformity is declared;

• (g) details of the approved body (name, number) which performed the intervention (details of the intervention) and issued the certificate;

• (h) any additional information;

• (i) a statement that the declaration of conformity has been signed for, and on behalf of the approved body in question, together with the name of the place it was signed and the date of its issue, and the name, function and signature of the person making the statement.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Keir Mather — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Transport — 15th December 2025

We consent

Stephen Morgan — Taiwo Owatemi — Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury — 10th December 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Explanatory Note

These Regulations revoke and restate or replace the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1025). The Regulations also revoke the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/470) and the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment) (UK and US Mutual Recognition Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1304).

Part 1 (regulations 1 to 4) contains introductory provisions and a power to designate approved and nominated bodies.

Regulation 2 contains interpretation provisions. Regulation 3 applies the Regulations to all United Kingdom ships wherever they may be, other than Government ships. Regulation 4 gives the Secretary of State a power to designate approved and nominated bodies to carry out conformity assessment procedures. These procedures are used to determine whether equipment complies with specified standards. Regulation 4 also specifies, by reference to Schedule 3, the requirements a person must meet in order to become a nominated body and, by reference to Schedule 4, the process for applying for, and making, a designation as an approved body.

Part 2 (regulations 5 to 8) provides for requirements to apply to equipment placed on board a ship and for exemptions from those requirements.

Regulation 5 requires equipment placed on board a ship to meet the standards specified in Annexes 1 to 3 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1874 and to be approved in accordance with the conformity assessment procedures in the Regulations. Regulation 5 also sets out certain circumstances in which equipment is deemed to comply with applicable standards. Regulations 6 and 7 enable the Secretary of State to allow equipment that does not meet applicable standards to be placed on board a ship in certain specified circumstances, subject to any restrictions or conditions imposed. Regulation 8 requires the Secretary of State to inspect equipment on a ship that transfers to the UK Register to ensure the equipment complies with its safety certificates and with applicable standards or is equivalent to equipment that complies with those standards.

Part 3 (regulations 9 to 14) makes provision for UK conformity procedures and related matters.

Regulation 9 makes provision for applications to approved bodies for UK conformity approval of equipment and details, by reference to Schedule 2, the procedures for doing so. Regulation 10 sets out the obligations of approved bodies in relation to the granting or refusal of UK conformity approval and prescribes, by reference to Schedule 2, the requirements that must be fulfilled for granting UK conformity approval. Regulation 11 provides for the amendment of conformity approvals. Regulations 12 and 13 require manufacturers of equipment to issue declarations of conformity and affix conformity marks as prescribed. Regulation 12 also requires that a declaration of conformity must provide the information specified in Schedule 5. Regulation 14 provides that a manufacturer located outside the UK may appoint an authorised representative situated in the UK.

Part 4 (regulations 15 and 16) makes provision for conformity approval of equipment on UK ships to which the principal conformity approval procedures do not apply and for related matters.

Regulation 15 requires a manufacturer to apply to a nominated body for type approval of equipment listed in Annex 2 of Merchant Shipping Notice 1874 in accordance with the procedures set out in paragraph 10 of Merchant Shipping Notice 1874. Regulation 16 sets out the obligations of nominated bodies in relation to the granting or refusal of type approval and provides that the decision whether to grant type approval must be made in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 11 of Merchant Shipping Notice 1874.

Part 5 (regulations 17 to 20) sets out obligations on economic operators.

Regulation 17 sets out the manner in which regulations 18 to 20 apply. Regulation 18 imposes additional obligations on manufacturers in relation to the UK conformity approval process and applies these obligations to distributors and importers in specified circumstances. Regulation 19 imposes an obligation on importers which make equipment available on the market. Regulation 20 imposes obligations on economic operators to comply with certain requests from the Secretary of State regarding marine equipment.

Part 6 (regulations 21 to 25) makes provision for enforcement.

Regulation 21 enables approved bodies to restrict, suspend or withdraw their conformity approvals in certain circumstances. Regulation 22 allows the Secretary of State to carry out sample checks of equipment for market surveillance purposes. Regulation 23 enables the Secretary of State to take action where equipment complies with applicable international standards, but is nonetheless considered a threat to the safety of persons on board a ship or to the marine environment. Regulation 24 creates offences and provides penalties for breach of these Regulations, and provides a “reasonable steps” defence for those offences. Regulation 25 provides for the detention of ships in certain circumstances.

Part 7 (regulations 26 and 27) contains miscellaneous provisions.

Regulation 26 enables the Secretary of State to carry out market surveillance in accordance with paragraph 6 of Merchant Shipping Notice 1874. Regulation 27 introduces Schedule 1 which makes consequential amendments to and revocations of other legislation. Amongst other things, Schedule 1 amends the Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 to remove the provisions relating to type approval of ballast water management systems as type approval of such systems will fall within scope of these Regulations.

No impact assessment has been produced for these Regulations as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. Instead, a de minimis assessment has been prepared and has been published, with an Explanatory Memorandum, alongside these Regulations at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Merchant Shipping Notices are published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Copies may be downloaded from the MCA's website www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency or by e-subscription from mnotices@ecgroup.co.uk with ‘Subscribe’ in the subject heading, or from M-Notices Subscriptions, P.O. Box 362, Europa Park, Grays Essex RM17 9AY, tel 01375 484548, fax 01375 484556.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2023 c. 28.

[^f00002]: 1995 c. 21. Section 85(1) was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28) (the “1997 Act”), section 8(2). Section 85(3) was amended by the 1997 Act, section 8(4). Section 306A was inserted by the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), section 106.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2022/629.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1983/1106; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1985/2002, 1991/2885 and 1993/1580.

[^f00005]: “Relevant national authority” is defined in section 21(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.

[^f00006]: An electronic copy of Cmnd. 53 can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779446/CS_USA_4.2019_Marine.pdf. Hard copies are available from the Maritime Directorate at the Department of Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR.

[^f00007]: Cmnd. 6962. The Convention was amended in 1981 and 1988. The Convention may be obtained in copy from the International Maritime Organization of 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR or found on the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office treaties database (https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?md=1&did=67638).

[^f00008]: OJ No. L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82.

[^f00009]: OJ No. L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146.

[^f00010]: The IMO is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships.

[^f00011]: The Convention was published in Cmnd. 5748, and amended by the Protocols of 1978 (Cmnd. 7347) and 1997 (Cm. 4427). Hard copies of the Command Papers are available for inspection free of charge but by appointment at the Parliamentary Archives, Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 0PW. The Parliamentary Archives catalogue numbers are as follows: HL/PO/JO/10/11/1853/505 (Cmnd. 5748), HL/PO/JO/10/11/1959/2033 (Cmnd. 7347) and HL/PO/JO/10/11/3156/2285 (Cm. 4427). Annex V to MARPOL has been amended by a number of International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) Resolutions, most recently by MEPC.362(79). The amendments are available from the IMO of 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR or can be found on the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office treaties database (https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/responsive/app/consolidatedSearch/).

[^f00012]: Merchant Shipping Notices are published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (“MCA”). Copies can be obtained free of charge at www.gov.uk or in hard copy from the MCA of Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG.

[^f00013]: Cmnd 7874. The Convention may be obtained in copy from the International Maritime Organization of 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR or found on the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office treaties database (https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?md=1&did=79786). The Convention was modified by its Protocol of 1978 (Cmnd. 8277), which was replaced and abrogated by the Protocol of 1988 (Cm. 5044) with respect to the parties to the 1988 Protocol. The amendments to the Convention are available from the International Maritime Organization of 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR or found on the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office treaties database (https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?md=1&did=68013). Hard copies of the Command Papers are available for inspection free of charge but by appointment at the Parliamentary Archives, Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 0PW. The Parliamentary Archives catalogue numbers for the Command Papers are HL/PO/JO/10/11/2301/2878 (Cmnd. 7874), HL/PO/JO/10/11/2302 (Cmnd. 8277) and HL/PO/JO/10/11/3156/2280 (Cm. 5044).

[^f00014]: 1968 c. 59. There are amendments but none is relevant.

[^f00015]: 1971 c. 80, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00016]: “Partnership” is defined in section 1 of the Partnership Act 1890 (c. 39). Section 1 was amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 (c. 43), section 1(1), Schedule 1, Part X and by S.I. 2009/1941, article 2(1) and Schedule 2, paragraph 2. Section 4(2) makes provision as to the legal personality of a partnership in Scotland.

[^f00017]: S.I. 2022/737.

[^f00018]: S.I. 1997/1508, amended by S.I. 2016/1025; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00019]: S.I. 1998/1011; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/1025 and 2022/1269.

[^f00020]: S.I. 1998/2070, amended by S.I. 2016/1025; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00021]: S.I. 1999/2723, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/1025 and 2022/1269.

[^f00022]: S.I. 1999/3210, amended by S.I. 2016/1025; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00023]: S.I. 2006/2183, amended by S.I. 2016/1025; there are other amending instruments, but none is relevant.

[^f00024]: S.I. 2007/3544, amended by S.I. 2016/1025; there are other amending instruments, but none is relevant.

[^f00025]: S.I. 2008/2924, amended by S.I. 2016/1025; there are other amending instruments, but none is relevant.

[^f00026]: S.I. 2017/267, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00027]: S.I. 2017/1206, amended by S.I. 2019/696; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00028]: S.I. 2018/1104; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/311, 2019/940, 2021/818, 2021/1108, 2022/1219, 2022/1234, 2022/1269, 2023/384, 2023/568, 2023/787, 2023/1216, 2024/636 and 2024/1296.

[^f00029]: S.I. 2019/42, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00030]: S.I. 2020/501, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00031]: S.I. 2020/620, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00032]: S.I. 2020/1000.

[^f00033]: S.I. 2021/1095.

[^f00034]: S.I. 2021/1316, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00035]: S.I. 2022/1218.

[^f00036]: S.I. 2022/1219, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00037]: S.I. 2023/246.

[^f00038]: S.I. 2023/568.

[^f00039]: S.I. 2023/1216.

[^f00040]: S.I. 2024/504.

[^f00041]: S.I. 2024/636.

[^f00042]: S.I. 2024/637.

[^f00043]: S.I. 2016/1025 amended by S.I. 2019/42, 2019/470, 2019/1304, 2020/501, 2022/1219, 2023/568, 2023/1216 and 2024/504.

[^f00044]: S.I. 2019/470 amended by S.I. 2020/1000.

[^f00045]: S.I. 2019/1304.

[^f00046]: A list of approved bodies can be found using the following website - https://find-a-conformity-assessment-body.service.gov.uk/.

[^f00047]: A list of the original parties to the agreement, and the text of the agreement, can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cptpp-full-agreement-text.

[^f00048]: OJ No. L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30, amended by S.I. 2019/636.