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Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 837 of 2017).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Sea
Keyword
Marine pollution Oil pollution
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010 in relation with ship-to-ship transfers of oil by separating the prohibitions on the ship-to-ship transfer of cargo oil and the ship-to-ship transfer of bunker oil (fuel). These are described in the 2010 Regulations as a “cargo transfer” and a “bunkering operation” respectively (regulation 2 of the 2010 Regulations) and were both contained in regulation 3(1) of the 2010 Regulations. Following amendment by the 2012 Regulations, the prohibition on bunkering operations is contained in regulation 3(2A) of the 2010 Regulations. Regulation 6 of the 2010 Regulations, which permits the Secretary of State to make exemptions to the general prohibitions on cargo transfers and bunkering operations, was not amended by the 2012 Regulations.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 1228 of 2010).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010

Keyword: Marine pollution, Cultural heritage, Oil pollution, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX