DfT-2013-17

Consultation on amendments to the Port Security Regulations (S.I. 2009/2048) which transposed Directive 2005/65/EC on enhancing port security (Consultation period: 31/07/13– 11/09/13)

CONSULTATION RESPONSE FORM

Part 1 - Information about you

Name
Address
Postcode
email
Company Name or Organisation
(if applicable)
Please tick one box from the list below that best describes you /your company or organisation.
Micro[1], Small[2] or Medium[3]Enterprise?
Large Company
Representative Organisation
Trade Union
Interest Group
Local Government
Central Government
Police
Member of the public
Other (please describe):
If you are responding on behalf of an organisation or interest group how many members do you have and how did you obtain the views of your members:
Responses and personal details will be treated in accordance with the appropriate legislation (including but not limited to the Freedom of Information Act, the Data Protection Act and the Environmental Information Regulations). If you have any specific requests/concerns about this please state below giving your reasons.

Part 2 - Your comments

Q1. Do you consider that the Port Security Regulations 2009 should be amended? / YES / NO
If not, please set out your reasons for disagreement
Q2. Do you agree that the wording in the port security assessment Regulation (current Regulation 14) should be amended, as per the wording of new Regulation 3A (see Annexes B and D of the consultation document) to be more in line with the Directive which only requires Secretary of State approval of the port security assessment? / YES / NO
If not, please set out your reasons for disagreement:-
Q3. Do you agree with the suggested instances where “port facility locality” is to be substituted for “port” / YES / NO
If not, please specify which instances should be changed
Q4. Do you consider that the references to “port” in the following provisions of regulation 2 should be replaced by “port facility locality”: the definition of "controlled building", the last line of the definition of "port facility", the definition of "port related area" and paragraph (f) of the definition of "UK control authorities"? / YES / NO
If Yes – please specify in which of the four identified instances “port” should be substituted by “port facility locality”
Q5. Are there any other references to “port” which you consider should be substituted by the term “port facility locality”? / YES / NO
If Yes – please specify

Please send consultation responsesby 11 September 2013 to:

By e-mail

e-mail:

Please quote „Port Security (Amendment) Regulations DfT-2013-17

or

By post to: Caroline Wall

Zone 2/32

Department for Transport

Great Minster House

33 Horseferry Road

London

SW1P 4DR

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[1] up to 10 employees = micro enterprise

[2] up to 50 employees = small enterprise

[3] up to 250 employees = medium enterprise