Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95917

Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023

Tabled: 1 December 2025

Answered: 10 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she had made of the effectiveness of the the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023.

Answer

Keir Mather

The purpose of the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (the Order) is to enable prosecution of the dangerous use of watercraft. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is the relevant enforcement authority. 17 potential reports have been received, and on...

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