The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/621) (“the Garbage Regulations”) to implement an amendment to Annex V (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (“MARPOL”). The amendment was adopted by International Maritime Organization (IMO) Resolution MEPC.360(79) on 16th December 2022 and comes into force on 1st May 2024.