European Communities (Minimum Requirements for Vessels Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations, 1995. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Navigation Pollution control Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations give effect to EU Directive 93/75/EEC and come into force on 13 September, 1995. The Regulations set out requirements additional to present regulations governing the transport of dangerous goods as laid down in the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules, 1992 (S.I. No. 391 of 1992). Principally, the Regulations: designate the Irish Marine Emergency Services (IMES) of the Department of the Marine as the National Competent Authority for the purposes of these Regulations; designate the Harbour Masters of named Irish ports as Local Competent Authorities for the purposes of these Regulations; require that vessels carrying dangerous or polluting goods coming from outside the Community notify the relevant Local Competent Authority of their intended arrival; require that vessels carrying dangerous or polluting goods leaving a Community port notify the relevant Local Competent Authority; require that vessels bound for or leaving a Community port which carry dangerous or polluting goods and which stop at an anchorage within the territorial waters of the State but not within the jurisdiction of a port, shall provide IMES with information on the goods carried; and provide for the collation and dissemination of information, where warranted, on the movement of dangerous or polluting goods and/or any incidents involving such goods. Full text English Website www.ucc.iesis.htm References - Legislation Amended by European Communities (Minimum Requirements for Vessels Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No. 96 of 1999). Legislation | Ireland | 1999 Keyword: Marine pollution, Navigation, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Minimum Requirements for Vessels Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) (Amendment) Regulations, 1998. Legislation | Ireland | 1998 Keyword: Marine pollution, Navigation, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX