The Merchant Shipping (Delegation of Type Approval) Regulations 1996
These Regulations enable certain bodies specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice to give type approval of safety equipment and arrangements for ships under regulations having effect as if made under section 85(1)(a) and (b) (being certain equipment or arrangements prescribed under the Safety of Life at Sea Convention 1974 as amended, or the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 as amended), and under regulations made under the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983 (equipment prescribed under Annex 1 to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (as amended).