Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act 1990
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM LAND AND APPARATUS
3 Prohibition of discharge of oil or oily mixtures from land or apparatus
4 Special defences to section 3
5 Person throwing pollutants into Singapore waters
5A Prohibition of discharge of sediments from land or apparatus
Part 3 PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS
6 Prohibition of discharge of refuse, garbage, wastes, effluents, plastics and dangerous pollutants from ships
7 Prohibition of discharge of oil and oily mixtures from ships
8 Oil residues
9 Notification of proposal to carry noxious liquid substances
10 Prohibition of discharge of noxious liquid substances from ships
10A Prohibition of discharge of ballast water and sediments from ships
10B Special defences to section 10A
Part 4 PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST POLLUTION OF THE SEA
11 Reception facilities
12 Regulations requiring the keeping of oil record books
13 Regulations requiring the keeping of cargo record books
13A Regulations requiring keeping of ballast water record books
14 Failure to carry record books and evidence
15 Duty to report discharges of harmful substances from ships
16 Duty to report discharge of oil, etc., from land or apparatus
Part 5 RECOVERY OF COSTS
17 Recovery of costs for removing refuse, garbage, wastes, plastics, effluents and dangerous pollutants discharged from ships
18 Recovery of costs for removing oil, oily mixture and substances discharged from ships
19 Recovery of costs for removing oil, oily mixture and substances discharged from land or apparatus
20 Recovery of costs from person responsible for pollution
21 Costs recoverable as a debt due to appointed authority
Part 6 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
22 Powers of inspectors
23 Power to deny entry and to detain ship
24 Detained ship proceeding to sea
25 Sale of ship
26 Exemptions
27 Power to enter on lands
28 Powers of arrest
29 Delegation of powers
30 Protection from personal liability
31 Evidence of analyst
32 Court for trial of offences
33 Composition of offences
33A Fines, etc., to be paid to Authority
34 Regulations
35 Application to Government
Legislative History
Abbreviations