Corrected a drafting error in the fee-related schedule of the 2026 maritime regulations.
This correction slip amends a typographical error found in Schedule 4 of the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026.
It specifically alters the instruction for amending the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 to ensure that the reference to the 2026 Regulations is inserted after an existing reference rather than replacing the word 'None'.
The document applies to the King's Printer and registry officials responsible for the accurate publication of UK secondary legislation.
Arguments For
The document states that the correction is necessary to rectify a clerical error in Schedule 4 of the original Regulations.
Proponents of the correction would argue it ensures the statutory instrument correctly amends the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 rather than erroneously substituting text.
The correction aligns the document with the intended legislative structure for fee collection related to port state control.
Arguments Against
Legal practitioners may note that errors in printed legislation, even when corrected, can lead to temporary confusion regarding the precise wording of statutory instruments between the date of publication and the date of correction.
Parties affected by shipping fees might question the oversight in the drafting of the original Schedule 4 regarding the placement of new regulatory references.
Page 31, Schedule 4, for the entry titled 'The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018', column 2, paragraph 4(e): 'for 'None' substitute '2026/563'' should read 'after '2026/305' insert '2026/563''.
This instruction corrects the method by which a new legislative reference is added to the 2018 Fees Regulations.
Instead of deleting the word 'None' and replacing it with the regulation number '2026/563', the text must now be inserted following the existing reference '2026/305'.
This ensures that multiple regulatory references can coexist within the same paragraph of the fee schedule.
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