S.I. No. 34/2004 -- European Communities (Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. |
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (PASSENGER SHIPS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2004. |
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (PASSENGER SHIPS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2004. |
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I, DERMOT AHERN, Minister for Communications, 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 Commission Directive 2003/75/EC of 29 July 2003 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships1 hereby make the following regulations: |
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Citation |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. 2. (1) European Communities (Passenger Ships) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 419 of 2002 ) are amended as follows: |
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(2) In Regulations 2(1) in the definition of “Council Directive” by adding “as amended by Commission Directive 2003/75/EC after “5 November 2002”. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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These Regulations amend the European Communities (Passenger Ships) Regulations 2002 to allow a reasonable deadline for applying these specific new requirements to existing ro-ro ships. |
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