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Statutory instrument laid in the House of Commons and House of Lords, on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 by Secretary Heidi Alexander on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) (Amendment) Regulations


Secondary information

Type
Statutory instrument
Reference
SI 2026/305 
Session
2024-26
Coming into force
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Procedure
Negative
40 days scrutiny period
Laying authority
Act
Related items
Contains explanatory memorandum
Yes
Subjects
Software Pollution Merchant shipping Seas and oceans Pest control Non-native species International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments
Legislation
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996
Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments) Order 2022
Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Library location
Commons Library: UP 1920 2024-26
Link
View this Statutory instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk