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