Consultation outcome

Consultation on draft regulations for the control and management of ships’ ballast water and sediments

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 24 March 2021
• Last updated: 27 May 2022 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

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Consultation report on the draft Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2021

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Detail of outcome

The responses received and key findings can be found in the attached document above.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks your views on the draft merchant shipping (control and management of ships’ ballast water and sediments) regulations 2021 and associated guidance

This consultation ran from
9am on 24 March 2021 to 6pm on 16 June 2021

Consultation description

The draft merchant shipping (control and management of ships’ ballast water and sediments) regulations 2021 will implement the international convention for the control and management of ships’ ballast water and sediments into domestic law. The convention seeks to prevent the spread of invasive non-native species which are carried within ballast water and can cause damage to the marine environment, the economy and health.

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

Documents

Consultation document

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Annex A Draft statutory instrument

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Annex B Marine guidance note

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Annex C Merchant shipping notice

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Annex D Impact assessment

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Evaluation form

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Published 24 March 2021
Last updated 27 May 2022 + show all updates

1. 27 May 2022

   Uploaded the outcome report

2. 25 October 2021

   Outcome report added

3. 24 March 2021

   First published.