The Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987

UK Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 470 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 1 March 1987
In force from: 6 April 1987
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under: Merchant Shipping Act 1979

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order enables effect to be given to Annex II and Protocol I to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as amended by the Protocol thereto of 1978 and by the amendments thereto adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization on 5th December 1985. The Order empowers the Secretary of State to make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to Annex II (which relates to pollution by noxious liquid substances) and the revised Protocol I (which relates to reporting of pollution incidents). In particular, the regulations may include provisions with respect to the carrying out of surveys, the issue of certificates, the application of the regulations to the Crown, the extension of the Order or regulations to dependent territories, the imposition of penalties and the detention of ships. Regulation 31 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1983 will no longer be required once the regulations under this Order are in force and is accordingly revoked.

Offences created by this instrument

Such regulations may in particular include provisions— a with respect to the approval of documents and the carrying… article 3(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
d that specified contraventions of the regulations shall be offences punishable on summary conviction by a fine not… article 3(2)(d) · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Merchant Shipping (Prevention And Control Of Pollution) Order 1987 Lords · Lords Chamber · 5 February 1987 · Lord Brabazon of Tara
My Lords, I beg to move that the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987, laid before the House on 26th January 1987, be approved. This order is made under Section 20 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979. It enables effect to be given to Annex II and Protocol I to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973. These have in fact been amended firstly by the Protocol of 1978 and, secondly, by amendments adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation on 5th December 1985. Four sets…
Merchant Shipping (Prevention And Control Of Pollution) Order 1987 Lords · Lords Chamber · 5 February 1987
Merchant Shipping Commons · Commons Chamber · 12 February 1987
That the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987, which was laid before this House on 26th January, be approved.— [Mr. Neubert.]
Merchant Shipping (Prevention And Control Of Pollution) Order 1990 Lords · Lords Chamber · 29 November 1990
The noble Lord said: My Lords, this order amends the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987, which enabled regulations to be made to give effect to Annex II to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973. The order will empower the Secretary of State to amend these regulations so as to incorporate updated requirements which have been adopted by the International Maritime Organisation. It will also empower the Secretary of State to make regulations to give effect to Annex III to the convention.

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