The Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 2026
These Regulations revoke, replace and consolidate within a single instrument the legislation that gives effect to Chapter IX of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (the “SOLAS Convention”), requiring compliance by the companies that own, or are responsible for operating, ships with the International Safety Management Code (the “ISM Code”). The legislation that is revoked, replaced and consolidated by this instrument comprises—
Lifecycle
Department
Made
04 Mar 2026
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In force
31 Mar 2026
Enabling power
1995 Act 2023 Act The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1), (3) and (5) to (7), 86(1)(a) to (d), 128(5), 302(1) and 306A of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(the “”), article 2(1), (2)(a) to (e) and (3) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996, article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution) (SOLAS) Order 1998and section 14(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023(the “”). The Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the 1995 Act in relation to these Regulations. These Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury in so far as is required under section 302(1) of the 1995 Act. The Secretary of State is a relevant national authority for the purposes of section 14(1) of the 2023 Act. The requirements of paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 5 to the 2023 Act (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.
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