Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 11th July, 2017.

I, SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, 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 further effect to Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009¹ , as amended by Commission Directive 2010/36/EU of 1 June 2010² and Commission Directive (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 2016³ hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2017.

2. The European Communities (Passenger Ships) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 322 of 2011 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by the substitution of the following for the definition of Directive:

“ ‘Directive’ means Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 20091, as amended by Commission Directive 2010/36/EU of 1 June 20102 and Commission Directive (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 20163;”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 June 2017.

SHANE ROSS,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

The purpose of this Statutory Instrument is to amend the definition of “Directive” in the European Communities Regulations (Passenger Ships) 2011 ( S.I. No. 322 of 2011 ). This gives effect to Commission Directive 2016/844/EU, which amends Annex I of Directive 2009/45/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships.

1 OJ No. L 163, 25.6.2009, p. 1

2 OJ No. L 162, 29.6.2010, p. 1

3 OJ No. L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 51, as affected by Corrigendum to Commission Directive (EU) 2016/844, OJ No. L 193, 19.7.2016, p. 117.