16.—(1) The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000 M1 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for the definition of “domestic voyage” substitute—
““domestic voyage” means a voyage in sea areas either—
(a)from a port in the United Kingdom to the same or another port within the United Kingdom, or
(b)from a port of a member State to the same or another port within that member State;”;
(ii)at the end of the definition of “port waters”, insert the following—
“;
“sea area” means, in relation to the waters of the United Kingdom, an area as set out by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 3(2), and, in relation to the waters of a Member State, means an area established by a Member State pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Directive”; and
(b)in paragraph (2), for the words from “With” to “EEA States)”, substitute “ Save where otherwise defined in paragraph (1) ”.
(3) In regulation 7 (alternative construction, equipment and machinery)—
(a)in paragraph (1), omit “, subject to the procedure laid down in paragraph 4 of Article 9 of the Directive,”; and
(b)in paragraph (2), omit “other”.
(4) In regulation 7A (stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships) in paragraph (1), omit “EEA State or”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 16 in force at 31.12.2020, see reg. 2(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 2000/2687, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/2883, 2012/2636, 2018/53.