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L.N. 333 of 2019
AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT
(CAP. 499)
Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2019
IN EXERCISE of the powers conf erred by article 43(1) and (3)
of the Authority for Transport in  Malta Act, the Minister for T ransport
Infrastructure and Capital Projec ts, after consultation with th e
Authority for Transport in Malta, has made the following regula tions:-
Citation and 
commencement.
S.L. 499.34.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Vessel Traffic
Monitoring and Reporting Requirem ents (Amendment) Regulations,
2019 and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the
Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Regulation s,
hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".
(2) These regulations sha ll come into force on 21st December,
2019.
Amends 
regulation 2 of 
the principal regulations.2. Sub-regulation (1) of regulation 2 of the principal
regulations shall be substituted by the following:
"(1) The purpose of these regulations is: 
(a) to establish, in accordance with the
provisions of Directive 2002/59/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 27th June 2002, as
subsequently amended by Directive 2009/17/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd
April 2009 and Directive 2011/15/EU of theEuropean Commission of 23
rd February 2011,
establishing a Community v essel traffic monitoring
and information system with a view to enhancing thesafety and efficiency of maritime traffic, improvingthe response of authorities to incidents, accidents or
potentially dangerous situations at sea, including
search and rescue operations, and contributing to abetter prevention and de tection of pollution by
ships;
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Amends 
regulation 18 of the principal 
regulations.3. Sub-regulation (9) of regul ation 18 of the principal
regulations shall be substituted by the following:(b) transpose the provisions of Directive
2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 20th October 2010 on reporting
formalities for ships arriving in and/or departingfrom ports of the Member States and repealingDirective 2002/6/E; and
(c) transpose the provisions of Directive
(EU) 2017/2109 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 15
th November 2017 amending
Council Directive 98/41/EC on the registration ofpersons sailing on board passenger ships operating
to or from ports of the Member States of theCommunity and Directive 2010/65/EU of the
European Parliament and of the Council on
reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/ordeparting from ports of the Member States.".
 "(9) For the purposes of this regulation and
regulation 19, "legal act of  the Union" means:
S.L. 499.12.(a) Directive 2002/59/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 27th June 2002
establishing a Community v essel traffic monitoring
and information system as transposed by theseregulations and the Dangerous Cargo Ships,
Marine Terminals and F acilities and Bunkering
Regulations;
(b) Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 15
th
March 2006 establishing a Community Code on therules governing the movement of persons across
borders;
S.L. 499.30.(c) Directive 2000/59/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 27th November
2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generatedwaste and cargo residues as transposed by the PortReception Facilities for Ship-Generated Wastes
and Cargo Residues Regulations;
S.L. 499.35.(d) Regulation (EC) No. 725/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 31st
March 2004 on enhancing ship and port facility
security as transposed by the Ports Security
Regulations;
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(e) Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/92 of 12th
October, 1992 establishing the Community
Customs Code and Regulation (EC) 450/2008 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd
April 2008 laying down the Community Customs
Code (Modernised Customs Code); and
S.L. 234.25,(f) Council Directive 98/41/EC of 18th
June 1998 on the registration of persons sailing on
board passenger ships operating to or from ports of
the Member States of the Community as transposed
by the Merchant Shipping (Counting and
Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships)Regulations.".
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