Power to detain
7. For regulation 15(3) (Inspection and detention) of the principal Regulations, there shall be substituted:
“(3) In any case where:
(a)a ship does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations,
(b)the steps to be taken by an inspector under paragraph (2) involve detention of the ship,
(c)an accident occurs to a non-United Kingdom ship, or a defect is discovered in a non-United Kingdom ship, either of which substantially affects the integrity of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its equipment, and a full and proper report of that accident or defect has not been made to the appropriate authority for that ship, or
(d)within a reasonable period of a report being made of an accident to or defect in a non-United Kingdom ship the Secretary of State is not satisfied that action taken as respects that ship is sufficient to restore the integrity of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its equipment,
the ship shall be liable to be detained and section 284(1) to (6) and (8) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1) (which relates to the detention of a ship) shall have effect in relation to that ship, as if for the words “this Act” wherever they appear, there were substituted the words “the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous or Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 1996”.”
Section 284 was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), Schedule 1, paragraph 5.