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L.N. 328 of 2021
AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT
(CAP. 499)
Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2021
IN EXERCISE of the powers conf erred by article 43(1) and (3)
of the Authority for Transport in Malta Act, the Minister responsible
for Transport Infrastructure and Capital Projects, after consul tation
with the Authority for Transport in Malta, has made the followingregulations:-
Citation and 
commencement. S.L. 499.34.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Vessel Traffic
Monitoring and Reporting Requirements (Amendment) Regulations,
2021 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Vesse l
Traffic Monitoring and Reporti ng Requirements Regulations,
hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".
(2) These regulations shall come into force on 28th June, 2021.
Amends 
regulation 2 of 
the principal regulations.2. For sub-regulation (1) of regulation 2 of the principal
regulations there shall be substituted the following:
"(1) The purpose of these regulations is: 
(i) 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 ofthe Council of 23
rd April 2009 and Directive 2011/15/EU
of the European Commission of 23rd February 2011,
establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring andinformation system with a view to enhancing the safety andefficiency of maritime traffic, improving the response of
authorities to incidents, accidents or potentially dangerous
situations at sea, including search and rescue operations,and contributing to a better prevention and detection of
pollution by ships;
(ii) transpose the provisions of Directive 2010/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20
th
October 2010 on reporting formalities for ships arriving in
and/or departing from ports of the Member States andrepealing Directive 2002/6/EC;
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(iii) transpose the provisions of Directive (EU)
2017/2109 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 15th November 2017 amending Council Directive 98/41/
EC on the registration of persons sailing on board
passenger ships operating to or from ports of the Member
States of the Community and Directive 2010/65/EU of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council on reporting
formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports
of the Member States; and
(iv) transpose the provisions of Directive (EU)
2019/883 of the European Parli ament and of the Council of
17
th April 2019 on port reception facilities for the delivery
of waste from ships, amending Directive 2010/65/EU andrepealing Directive 2000/59/EC.".
Amends 
regulation 18 of the principal 
regulations.3. For sub-regulation (9) of regulation 18 of the principal
regulations there shall be substituted the following:
 "(9) For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 19, "le gal
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
vessel traffic monitoring and information system, as transposed
by these regulations and the Dangerous Cargo Ships, MarineTerminals and Facilities 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 the rules governing the movement of
persons across borders;
L.N. 327 of 
2021.(c) Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 17th April 2019 on port reception facilities
for the delivery of waste from ships, amending Directive 2010/
65/EU and repealing Directive 2000/59/EC, as transposed by thePort Reception Facilities for the Delivery of Waste from Ships
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;
(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 23
rd
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April 2008 laying down the Community Customs Code
(Modernised Customs Code); and
S.L. 234.58.(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 theCommunity, as transposed by the Merchant Shipping (Counting
and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships)
Regulations.".
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