Ship Recycling Facilities Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. No. 229 of 2015).

These Regulations provide for authorisation of facilities in Norther Ireland in accordance with Regulation (EU)No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling so that they may be added to the European List. They, among other things: designate the Department of the Environment and the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland as joint competent authorities for the purposes of the EU Regulation; provide for authorisation of facilities; provide for the notification of facilities to be included on the European List. They also ensure that facilities that are currently authorised to recycle ships will only be authorised to accept ships within the scope of the EU Regulation if their existing permit has been brought into line with their requirements.