The Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution) (SOLAS) Order 1998
UK Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1500 — creates 3 criminal offences.
- Made
- 24 June 1998
- In force from
- 1 July 1998
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
- Made under
- Council Whereas by section 128(1)(e) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
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 regulations to be made to give effect to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea Convention 1974 (and its Protocol of 1978, and amendments) (“SOLAS”) so far as the Convention relates to the prevention, reduction or control of pollution of the sea or other waters by waste matter from ships. (The Convention relates primarily to safety, but recent amendments also contain provisions for the protection of the environment.) The 1997 consolidated edition of SOLAS and all amendments are obtainable from the International Maritime Organisation, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR.
Offences created by this instrument
- Power to make regulations article 2(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Power to make regulations article 2(2)(c) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Power to make regulations article 2(2)(d) · Status not determined · 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.
- Merchant Shipping (Control Of Pollution) (Solas) Order 1998 Lords · Lords Chamber · 20 May 1998
- Marine Pollutionm
Commons · Commons Chamber · 8 June 1998
That the draft Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution) (SOLAS) Order 1998, which was laid before this House on 21st April, be approved.— [Mr. Kevin Hughes.]
How Parliament handled it
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Check the source
- This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
- Other instruments from 1998