The Merchant Shipping (EPIRB and PLB Registration and Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
These Regulations prescribe new requirements for the registration of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (“EPIRBs”) and personal locator beacons (“PLBs”) which are carried on, or carried by persons on board, United Kingdom ships and hovercraft.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
18 Mar 2026
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In force
15 Apr 2026
Enabling power
The Secretary of State has consulted such persons in the United Kingdom as the Secretary of State considers will be affected by the exercise of powers in this instrument, and the organisations in the United Kingdom who appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of such persons, in accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and section 112(7)(c) of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.
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