European Communities (Minimum Requirements For Vessels Carrying Dangerous Or Polluting Goods) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999
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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Requirements for Vessels Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999.
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paragraphs: The European Communities (Minimum Requirements for Vessels Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 229 of 1995 ) are hereby amended as follows:
(a) In Regulation 3(1):
(i) by the substitution for the definition of “Council Directive” of the following:
“‘Council Directive’ means Council Directive 93/75/EC of 13 September, 1993 concerning minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods, as amended by Council Directive 98/55/EC of 17 July, 1998 and Commission Directive 98/74/EC of 1 October, 1998;”
(ii) by the substitution for the definition of “dangerous goods” of the following:
“‘dangerous goods’ means goods classified in the IMDG Code (including radioactive materials as referred to in the INF Code), in Chapter 17 of the IBC Code and in Chapter 19 of the IGC Code;”
(iii) by the substitution for the definition of “IBC Code” of the following:
“‘IBC Code’ means the IMO International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk, as it is in force on the 10th July, 1998;”
(iv) by the substitution for the definition of “IGC Code” of the following:
“‘IGC Code’ means the IMO International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk, as it is in force on the 1st day of July, 1998;”
(v) by the substitution for the definition of “IMDG Code” of the following:
“‘IMDG Code’ means the IMO International national Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, as it is in force on the 1st day of January, 1997;”
(vi) by the deletion of the definition of “IMO Resolution A.648(16)”.
(vii) by the insertion of the following:
“‘IMO Resolution A.851(20)’ means the International Maritime Organisation Resolution 851(20) adopted by the Assembly at its 20th session on 27 November 1997 and entitled “General principles for ship reporting systems and ship reporting requirements, including guidelines for reporting incidents involving dangerous goods, harmful substances and/or marine pollutants;”
(viii) by the insertion of the following:
“‘INF Code’ means the IMO code for the safe carriage of irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high-level radioactive wastes in flasks on board ships, as it is in force on 1 January 1998;”
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(ix) by the substitution for the definition of “MARPOL” of the following:
“‘MARPOL’ means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 done at London on the 2nd day of November, 1973, as amended by the Protocol thereto done at London on the 17th day of February, 1978, as it is in force on the 1st day of January, 1998;”
(b) In Regulation 11(c):
(a) by the substitution of “IMO Resolution A.851(20)” for “IMO Resolution A.648(16)”;
(b) by the deletion of the words “as set out in Marine Notice No. 2 of 1993”.
(c) In Regulation 16(d): by the substitution of “IMO Resolution A.851(20)” for “IMO Resolution A.648(16)”.