Consultation outcome

Consultation on amendments to the merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) regulations 2020 and the merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by sewage from ships) regulations 2020.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 16 October 2023
• Last updated: 20 February 2024 — See all updates

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Consultation Outcome Report: Amendments to the merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) regulations 2020 and the merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by

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Detail of outcome

Summary of replies and government responses to them.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks your views on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships and Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.

This consultation ran from
8am on 16 October 2023 to 11:59pm on 13 November 2023

Consultation description

The draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships and Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 will expand the category of ships that are required to carry a Garbage Record Book to include every ship of 100 GT and above. The main objective is to further reduce marine debris coming from ships.

A full list of consultation questions is contained in Section 5 of the consultation document.

Documents

Annex A The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships and Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

PDF, 252 KB, 5 pages

Annex B De Minimis Assessment

PDF, 764 KB, 20 pages

Annex C Consultation Document

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Annex D MGN632 Amendment 2 - DRAFT

PDF, 363 KB, 12 pages

Annex E Analytical Assurance Statement

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Annex F Further Background Notes

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Response Form

ODT, 15.1 KB

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Feedback Form

ODT, 13 KB

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Published 16 October 2023
Last updated 20 February 2024 + show all updates

1. 20 February 2024

   Consultation outcome report uploaded.

2. 16 October 2023

   First published.