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Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 2601 of 2011).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Pollution control Inspection Harbour Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations implement Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control. It concerns an inspection regime being United Kingdom’s share of European Union and the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control inspections. A ship’s deficiencies must be rectified and, if hazardous to safety, health or the environment will caused the ship to be detained pending rectification and access to UK ports and anchorages is prohibited to prescribed ships which have been subject to detention, subject to force majeure or other specified circumstances.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Harbour, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 940 of 2019).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Fishing vessel, Certification, Navigation, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Merchant Shipping (Port State Control and Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 496 of 2020).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2020

Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Inspection, Harbour, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions) and the Port State Control (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 825 of 2017).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017

Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Inspection, Harbour, Enforcement/compliance, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX