S.I. No. 295/2017 - European Union (Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
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;”. | ||
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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. |
