S.I. No. 596/2011 - Sea Pollution (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011.

1. fuel oil with a sulphur content as documented by bunker delivery notes that does not exceed the limit value of

• 1.00% m/m (not applicable on or after 1 January 2015);..............

or

• 0.10% m/m..............

and/or

2. an equivalent arrangement approved in accordance with regulation 4.1 as listed in 2.6 that is at least as effective in terms of SOx emission reductions as compared to using a fuel oil with a sulphur content limit value of

• 1.00% m/m (not applicable on or after 1 January 2015);..............

or

• 0.10% m/m..............”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 November 2011.

LEO VARADKAR,

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.)

These Regulations amend the Sea Pollution (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2010 (

S.I. No. 313 of 2010

) on the prevention of air pollution from ships.

The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for an amendment to paragraph 2.3 of the form of Supplement to the International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

22

nd November

, 2011.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 10

,

11

,

12

,

14

,

15

and

17

of the

Sea Pollution Act 1991

(No. 27 of 1991) and the Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (

S.I. No. 842 of 2005

) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (

S.I. No. 141 of 2011

)) and for the purpose of giving effect to Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention, hereby make the following regulations