European Communities (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations, 1998

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Year: 1998
• Citation: IR SI 56/1998

S.I. No. 56 of 1998.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (SHIP INSPECTION AND SURVEY ORGANISATIONS) REGULATIONS, 1998

I, MICHAEL WOODS, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 94/57/EC1 of 22 November 1994, on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (amended by Commission Directive 97/58/EC2 of 26 September 1997), hereby make the following Regulations:

1O.J. No. L319/20 of 12.12.94

2O.J. No. L274/8 of 7.10.97 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations, 1998.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 2nd day of March, 1998. 2. (1) In these Regulations-

"authorisation" has the meaning assigned to it by Regulation 4;

"the Council Directive " means Council Directive No. 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations;

"functions" includes powers and duties;

"Irish ship" means a ship entitled to wear the proper national colours within the meaning of section 10 of the Mercantile Marine Act, 1955 (No. 29 of 1955);

"the Minister" means the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources;

"recognised organisation" includes an organisation recognised by the Minister under Regulation 3.

(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Council Directive, has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Council Directive.

(3) In these Regulations, a reference to-

(a) a Regulation is to a Regulation of these Regulations, and

(b) a paragraph is a reference to the paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. 3. (1) An organisation may submit an application in writing to the Minister for recognition in accordance with Article 4 of the Council Directive.

(2) An application under this Regulation shall contain such information as will satisfy the Minister that the organisation complies with the minimum criteria and the Minister may, for the purposes of the Council Directive and these Regulations, recognise the organisation concerned, if so satisfied.

(3) Where the Minister recognises an organisation in accordance with this Regulation he or she shall issue a certificate to the organisation concerned in that...