The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Order 1988
UK Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 2252 — creates 2 criminal offences.
- Made
- 21 December 1988
- In force from
- 23 December 1988
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
- Made under
- Whereas by virtue of section 20(1)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of this 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 V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as amended by the Protocol (Cmnd 7347) thereto of 1978. The Order empowers the Secretary of State to make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to Annex V which relates to pollution by garbage. In particular the regulations may provide for the extraterritorial operation of the regulations and the imposition of penalties.
Offences created by this instrument
- Such regulations may in particular include provisions— a with respect to the application of the regulations to the… article 2(2) · Revoked · Strict liability
- b that specified contraventions of the regulations shall be offences punishable on summary conviction by a maximum… article 2(2)(b) · Revoked · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
Contributions, debates and written statements mentioning this instrument by name. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
- North Sea Pollution
Lords · Lords Chamber · 14 February 1990 · Lord Campbell of Croy
rose to call attention to the state of the North Sea and the need to continue to prevent further pollution; and to move for Papers. The noble Lord said: My Lords, it is a happy chance that success in the ballot should have steered this debate to mid-February, because the third in the series of ministerial North Sea conferences is due to take place at the Hague next month. That gives us a timely opportunity to discuss the subject and offer suggestions. The last conference took place in London a little over two years go. The participants are Ministers from the eight countries with coasts on…
- Merchant Shipping (Prevention Of Pollution By Garbage) (Amendment) Order 1993
Lords · Lords Chamber · 17 May 1993
These two orders are necessary to amend the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983 and the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Order 1988 and to incorporate respectively MEPC Resolutions 14(20), 42(30), 47(31), 51(32), 52(32) and 48(31) made by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation. The orders will implement amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 and its Protocol of 1978, to which the United Kingdom is a signatory, and will enable amending regulations to…
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