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Made | 8th June 2004 | ||
Laid before Parliament | 10th June 2004 | ||
Coming into force | 1st July 2004 |
1. | Citation and commencement |
2. | Interpretation |
3. | Purpose |
4. | Application |
5. | Designations |
6. | Inspection of ships and port facilities by a duly authorised officer |
7. | Inspection of companies and port facilities by the European Commission |
8. | Detention notices |
9. | Compensation for invalid detention of a ship |
10. | Unauthorised presence in a restricted area of a ship |
11. | Unauthorised presence in a restricted area of a port facility |
12. | Offences and penalties |
13. | Enforcement notices |
14. | Contents of enforcement notices |
15. | Offences relating to enforcement notices |
16. | Objections to enforcement notices |
17. | Minimum period for retention of records |
18. | Minimum period for retention of a declaration of security |
19. | Amendments to plans |
20. | Service of documents |
SCHEDULE | EXPRESSIONS HAVING THE SAME MEANING AS IN THE SOLAS CONVENTION OR THE ISPS CODE |
Interpretation
2.
- (1) In these Regulations -
"duly authorised officer" means either -
(2) The expressions used in these Regulations which are given a meaning in the SOLAS Convention or the ISPS Code have the same meaning they bear in those instruments, and are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(3) Other expressions used in these Regulations which are also used in the EC Regulation, have the same meaning they bear in that Regulation.
Purpose
3.
The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for the implementation of the EC Regulation.
Application
4.
- (1) These Regulations apply to -
(b) Class A passenger ships operating domestic services within United Kingdom waters and their companies;
(c) the following port facilities -
(2) These Regulations do not apply to -
Designations
5.
The Secretary of State for Transport is hereby designated -
(2) A duly authorised officer inspecting a ship or a port facility shall have power -
(d) to require the company, or the company security officer, or the ship security officer, or the master of the ship, or the port facility security officer, or the owner of the port facility security plan, or person acting on behalf of any of the aforementioned persons to furnish to him such information,
as the duly authorised officer may consider necessary for the purpose for which the inspection is carried out.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a duly authorised officer, for the purpose of exercising any power conferred on him by paragraphs (1) or (2) in relation to a ship or in relation to a port facility, may -
(4) The powers conferred by paragraph (3) shall not include power for a duly authorised officer to use force for the purpose of going on board any ship, entering any building or works or entering upon any land.
(5) Any person who -
commits an offence.
(6) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (5) is liable -
Inspection of companies and port facilities by the European Commission
7.
- (1) The following persons are required to submit to such inspections of ships and port facilities that are conducted by the Commission pursuant to article 9 of the EC Regulation -
(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) shall take all necessary steps to remedy any shortcomings identified by the Commission following such an inspection as are notified to them in writing by the Secretary of State, and shall do so within such period as may be required in the notification.
(2) A detention notice shall specify the steps that the duly authorised officer requires to be taken in respect of the ship in order to secure its release from detention.
(3) A detention notice shall require the master to take steps to ensure that the ship does not proceed to sea while the detention notice is in force.
(4) The master of a ship in respect of which a detention notice is served may object to the notice in writing to the Secretary of State.
(5) On receipt of an objection to a detention notice served under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State shall -
(6) The Secretary of State shall include in his decision a finding as to whether in relation to any of the matters specified in respect of a ship in a detention notice in pursuance of paragraph (1), there was or was not a valid basis for the detention of the ship.
(7) A detention notice in respect of a ship shall continue in force until -
(8) A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse he fails to comply with a requirement of a detention notice.
(9) A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (8) shall be liable -
Compensation for invalid detention of a ship
9.
- (1) Where having considered an objection in respect of a detention notice relating to a ship under regulation 8 the Secretary of State finds that there was no valid basis for the detention, the owner of the ship shall be entitled, upon application, to receive compensation for such loss or damage suffered by him which is directly attributable to the detention of the ship.
(2) A claim for compensation under this regulation shall be made in writing to the Secretary of State within three months beginning with the date the Secretary of State serves notice of his decision under regulation 8(5)(d).
(3) Any person claiming compensation under this regulation shall provide all such information and supplementary information in respect of the loss or damage incurred as the Secretary of State may at any time reasonably require and shall verify the same in any such manner, including the production of original documents in his possession or control, as may be reasonably required.
(4) Any disputed question as to the right to, or the amount of, any compensation payable under this regulation shall be referred to a single arbitrator appointed by agreement between the parties for that question to be decided by him.
(5) Any compensation granted under this section shall be payable by the Secretary of State.
(6) In the application of this regulation to Scotland any reference to an arbitrator shall be construed as a reference to an arbiter and the reference in paragraph (4) to a single arbitrator appointed by agreement between the parties shall be construed as a reference to a single arbiter so appointed or, in default of agreement, appointed by the sheriff.
(2) Paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply unless it proved that, at the material time, notices stating that the area concerned was a restricted area were posted so as to be readily seen and read by persons entering the restricted area.
(3) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) without lawful authority or reasonable excuse is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(4) A constable, or the master or the ship security officer, or a person acting on behalf of the master or the ship security officer, may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances to remove from a restricted area a person remaining in it in contravention of paragraph (1)(b).
Unauthorised presence in a restricted area of a port facility
11.
- (1) A person shall not -
(2) Paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply unless it proved that, at the material time, notices stating that the area concerned was a restricted area were posted so as to be readily seen and read by persons entering the restricted area.
(3) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) without lawful authority or reasonable excuse is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(4) A constable, or the port facility security officer, or a person acting on behalf of the port facility security officer, may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances to remove from a restricted area a person remaining in it in contravention of paragraph (1)(b).
commits an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1)(a) is liable -
(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1)(b) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are -
Contents of enforcement notices
14.
- (1) An enforcement notice shall state the matters which appear to the duly authorised officer to constitute a failure to comply with the requirements specified in regulation 13.
(2) An enforcement notice may be framed so as to afford the person on whom it is served a choice between different ways of complying with the requirements set out in the notice.
(3) An enforcement notice shall specify the steps which the duly authorised officer requires to be taken, or the activity or the activities which the duly authorised officer requires to cease in order to achieve compliance with the requirements specified in regulation 13.
(4) An enforcement notice shall specify the date on which it is to take effect and shall take effect on that date.
(5) An enforcement notice shall specify the period at the end of which any steps are required to have been taken or any activities are required to have ceased and may specify different periods for different steps or activities.
(6) Where different periods apply to different steps or activities, references in these Regulations to the period for compliance with an enforcement notice, in relation to any step or activity, are to the period at the end of which the step is required to have been taken or the activity is required to have ceased.
(7) An enforcement notice requiring a person not to cause or permit anything to be done shall be construed as requiring him to take all such steps as in any particular circumstances are practicable and necessary to prevent that thing from being done.
Offences relating to enforcement notices
15.
- (1) Any person, who without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with an enforcement notice served on him is guilty of an offence and liable -
(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under paragraph (1) and if without reasonable excuse the failure in respect of which he was convicted is continued after the conviction, he is guilty of a further offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100 for each day on which the failure continues.
Objections to enforcement notices
16.
- (1) A person on whom an enforcement notice is served may serve on the Secretary of State a notice in writing of his objection to the enforcement notice.
(2) The grounds of objection to an enforcement notice are -
(3) An objection to an enforcement notice under this regulation shall be served on the Secretary of State within seven days of the date on which the enforcement notice was served.
(4) A person making an objection to an enforcement notice under this regulation shall submit to the Secretary of State, either when making the objection or within the seven days referred to in paragraph (3), a statement in writing -
(5) Where the person on whom an enforcement notice is served serves a notice under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider the grounds of the objection and, if so required by the objector, shall afford to him an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person appointed by the Secretary of State for the purpose, and shall then serve on the objector a notice in writing either -
(6) An enforcement notice to which an objection has been made under paragraph (1) shall not take effect until it has been confirmed, with or without modification, by a notice under paragraph (5).
(7) An enforcement notice served on any person -
(2) In the case of ships, any completed declaration of security relating to one of its last ten calls at port facilities, shall be retained on board the ship by the master for as long as it relates to any of those last ten calls, even where the period over which those calls extend exceeds the minimum three year period referred to in paragraph (1).
Amendments to plans
19.
- (1) In accordance with the ISPS Code [11], the Secretary of State shall decide, and thereafter notify companies and owners of port facility security plans in writing, of the changes or amendments to the relevant approved ship security plan or port facility security plan that must first be submitted to him for approval before they are implemented in respect of those ships and port facilities.
(2) The changes or amendments referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be implemented by the companies or owners of port facility security plans without first obtaining the approval of the Secretary of State.
Service of documents
20.
- (1) This regulation has effect in relation to any notice, any notification and any other document authorised or required by any provision in these Regulations to be served on or given to any person.
(2) Any such document may be given or served on any person -
(3) Any such document may, in the case of a body corporate, be given to or served on the secretary, clerk or similar officer of that body.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978[12] (service of documents by post) in its application to this regulation, the proper address of any person to whom or on whom any document is to be given or served is his usual or last known address or place of business, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere except that in the case of a body corporate or its clerk or similar officer it shall be the address of the registered or principal office of that body in the United Kingdom, or if it has no office in the United Kingdom, of its principal office wherever that may be.
(5) In the case of a person registered under any of the United Kingdom registration provisions as the owner of any ship so registered, the address for the time being recorded in relation to him in the register shall also be treated as his proper address for the purposes of this regulation and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978.
(6) If the person to or on whom any document mentioned in paragraph (1) is to be given or served has notified the Secretary of State of an address within the United Kingdom, other than an address determined under paragraph (4) or (5), as the one at which he or someone else on his behalf will accept documents of the same description as that document, that address shall also be treated for the purposes of this regulation and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 as his proper address.
(7) Any document mentioned in paragraph (1) shall, where there are two or more owners of a ship who are registered under any of the United Kingdom registration provisions, be treated as duly served on the company where it is served upon one of those owners.
(8) Where any document mentioned in paragraph (1) is to is to be served on the master of a ship, it shall be treated as duly served if it is left on board that ship with the person being or appearing to be in command or charge of the ship.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport
8th June 2004
EXPRESSIONUSED | DEFINITION | REFERENCE |
Cargo ship | Any ship which is not a passenger ship | Regulation I-2(g) of the SOLAS Convention. |
Company | The owner of the ship or any other organisation or person such as the manager, or the bareboat charterer, who has assumed the responsibility for operation of the ship from the owner of the ship and who on assuming such responsibility has agreed to take over all the duties and responsibilities imposed by the International Safety Management Code. | Regulation IX-1 of the SOLAS Convention. |
Company security officer | The person designated by the company for ensuring that a ship security assessment is carried out; that a ship security plan is developed, submitted for approval, and thereafter implemented and maintained, and for liaison with port facility security officers and the ship security officer. | Section 2.1.7 of Part A of the ISPS Code. |
Declaration of security | An agreement reached between a ship and either a port facility or another ship with which it interfaces specifying the security measures each will implement. | Regulation XI-2/1.15 of the SOLAS Convention. |
High speedcraft |
A craft capable of a maximum speed in metres per second (m/s) equal to or exceeding 3.7![]() |
Regulation X/1.2 of the SOLAS Convention. |
Mobile offshore drilling unit | A mechanically propelled mobile offshore drilling unit not on location. | Regulation IX/1 of the SOLAS Convention. |
Passenger ship | A ship which carries more than twelve passengers. | Regulation I/2(f) of the SOLAS Convention. |
Port facility | A location determined as such by the designated authority, where the ship/port interface takes place and includes areas such as anchorages, waiting berths and approaches from seaward as appropriate. | Regulation XI-2/1.9 of the SOLAS Convention. |
Port facilitysecurityofficer | The person designated as responsible for the development, implementation, revision and maintenance of the port facility security plan and for liaison with the ship security officers and company security officers. | Section 2.1.8 of Part A of the ISPS Code. |
Ship/port interface | The interactions that occur when a ship is directly and immediately affected by actions involving the movement of persons, goods or the provision of port services to or from the ship. | Regulation XI-2/1.8 of the SOLAS Convention. |
Ship securityofficer | The person on board the ship, accountable to the master, designated by the Company as responsible for the security of the ship, including implementation and maintenance of the ship security plan and for liaison with the company security officer and port facility security officers. | Section 2.1.6 of Part A of the ISPS Code. |
[4] Cmnd 7874; amended in accordance with its Protocol of 1988, Cmnd 4420.back
[5] The relevant amendments will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.back
[6] The relevant amendments will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.back
[7] OJ L 144, 15.5.1998, p.1.back
[8] 1995 c. 21; section 256 was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), Schedule 6, paragraph 15.back
[9] 1990 c. 31; there are amendments to section 46 which are not directly relevant to these Regulations.back
[11] The relevant provisions are in Part A of the ISPS Code; section 9.5 (for ship security plans) and section 16.6 (for port facility security plans).back