Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

L.N. 333 of 2019

AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT

(CAP. 499)

Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

(Amendment) Regulations, 2019

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 43(1) and (3)

of the Authority for Transport in Malta Act, the Minister for Transport

Infrastructure and Capital Projects, after consultation with the

Authority for Transport in Malta, has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Vessel Traffic

Monitoring and Reporting Requirements (Amendment) Regulations,

2019 and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the

Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Regulations,

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

These regulations shall come into force on 21 st December,

(2)

2019.

Sub-regulation (1) of regulation 2 of the principal

regulations shall be substituted by the following

"(1) The purpose of these regulations is

(a) to establish, in accordance with the

provisions of Directive 2002/59/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 27 th June 2002, as

subsequently amended by Directive 2009/17/EC of

the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 rd

April 2009 and Directive 2011/15/EU of the

European Commission of 23 rd February 2011,

establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring

and information system with a view to enhancing the

safety and efficiency of maritime traffic, improving

the response of authorities to incidents, accidents or

potentially dangerous situations at sea, including

search and rescue operations, and contributing to a

better prevention and detection of pollution by

ships;

(b) transpose the provisions of Directive

2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 20 th October 2010 on reporting

formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing

from ports of the Member States and repealing

Directive 2002/6/E; and

(c) transpose the provisions of Directive

(EU) 2017/2109 of the European Parliament and of

the Council of 15 th November 2017 amending

Council Directive 98/41/EC on the registration of

persons sailing on board passenger ships operating

to or from ports of the Member States of the

Community and Directive 2010/65/EU of the

European Parliament and of the Council on

reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or

departing from ports of the Member States.".

Sub-regulation (9) of regulation 18 of the principal Amends

regulations shall be substituted by the following

"(9) For the purposes of this regulation and

regulation 19, "legal act of the Union" means

(a) Directive 2002/59/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 27 th June 2002

establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring

and information system as transposed by these

regulations and the Dangerous Cargo Ships,

Marine Terminals and Facilities and Bunkering

Regulations;

(b) Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 15 th

March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the

rules governing the movement of persons across

borders;

(c) Directive 2000/59/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 27 th November

2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated

waste and cargo residues as transposed by the Port

Reception Facilities for Ship-Generated Wastes

and Cargo Residues Regulations;

(d) Regulation (EC) No. 725/2004 of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 31 st

March 2004 on enhancing ship and port facility

security as transposed by the Ports Security

Regulations;

(e) Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/92 of 12 th

October, 1992 establishing the Community

Customs Code and Regulation (EC) 450/2008 of

the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 rd

April 2008 laying down the Community Customs

Code (Modernised Customs Code); and

(f) Council Directive 98/41/EC of 18 th

June 1998 on the registration of persons sailing on

board passenger ships operating to or from ports of

the Member States of the Community as transposed

by the Merchant Shipping (Counting and

Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships)

Regulations.".

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