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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 No. 1176
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and section 130D(3) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Draft Statutory Instruments
Merchant Shipping
Made
2009
Coming into force
2009
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and sections 130A(1) and (2), 130B(1), (2) and (5) to (7), 130C(2) and (7) and 130D(1) and (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(2).
The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment and to maritime transport(3).
In so far as these Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 130A of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the Secretary of State has taken into account the need to give effect to the provisions referred to in subsection (2) of that section, and has consulted with the organisations referred to in section 306(4) of that Act.
A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and section 130D(3) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
1972 c.68; section 2 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act were amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).
1995 c.21; sections 130A, 130B, 130C and 130D were inserted by section 5 of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28).
S.I. 2008/301 and 1994/757.
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