The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations 1988

UK Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 2292 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

1revoked

Made: 23 December 1988
In force from: 31 December 1988
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries

Explanatory note

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These Regulations give effect to regulations 1—6 of Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (Cmnd 5748) as amended by the Protocol thereto of 1978 (Cmnd 7347). The Convention as amended with Annexes I and II thereto was ratified by the United Kingdom on 22nd May 1980 and came into force internationally on 2nd October 1983. Annex V, which was accepted by the United Kingdom on 27th May 1986, comes into force internationally on 31st December 1988. The Regulations apply to United Kingdom ships wherever they may be and to other ships while they are within the United Kingdom or United Kingdom territorial waters. The term“ships” in these Regulations includes submersible craft and offshore installations. Any discharge of garbage from ships into the sea must comply with the requirements of the Regulations. The requirements applicable to discharges in Special Areas are more stringent than those applicable outside Special Areas. At the time when these Regulations come into force there are no Special Areas but areas may subsequently be designated as such by the Secretary of State in a Merchant Shipping Notice. If a ship fails to comply with the requirements of these Regulations the owner, manager, charterer and master are each guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or on conviction on indictment by a fine.

Offences created by this instrument

Any breach of these Regulations shall be an offence on the part of the owner, manager, demise charterer and master of… regulation 9 · Revoked · Strict liability

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Merchant Shipping And Maritime Security Bill Lords Commons · Commons Chamber · 10 February 1997 · Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
I also ought to declare a constituency interest as I live in and represent an area on the south bank of the Forth, in closed waters. When I listened to the powerful and detailed speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Pembroke (Mr. Ainger) and his description of the Sea Empress, I could not help but feel that there but for the grace of God might we have gone. There was a near accident at Aberdour and, in closed waters, the results would have been catastrophic. When I listened to the hon. Member for St. Ives (Mr. Harris), it occurred to me to ask why, in the past 30 years since the Torrey…

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