Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act |
Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Garbage) Regulations 1999 |
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Citation and commencement |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Garbage) Regulations 1999 and shall come into operation on 27th August 1999. |
Definitions |
Application |
3. These Regulations shall apply to —
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Disposal of garbage outside Special Areas |
4.—(1) The disposal of any plastics from a ship outside any Special Area is prohibited.
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Disposal of garbage within Special Areas |
5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the disposal of any garbage from a ship into the sea within any Special Area is prohibited.
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Disposal of garbage from fixed or floating installation |
6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the disposal of any garbage into the sea from a fixed or floating installation, or from any other ship alongside or within 500 metres of such an installation, is prohibited.
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Restriction on Singapore ships entering Antarctic area |
7. A Singapore ship shall not enter the Antarctic area unless —
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Placards |
8.—(1) Every ship of 12 metres or more in overall length shall display placards which notify the crew and passengers, if any, of the disposal requirements under regulations 4, 5 and 6, as applicable.
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Garbage management plan |
9.—(1) Every ship —
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Garbage record book |
10.—(1) Subject to paragraph (9), each of the following ships, namely —
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Offences |
11.—(1) A contravention of any of the provisions of these Regulations shall be an offence on the part of the owner, manager, agent, charterer and master of the ship at the time of the offence, each of whom shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
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Fees |
12. The fees specified in the Second Schedule shall be payable to the Director. |
Chairman, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. |
[MPA 42/8.08 V1 (LD)/TME; AG/LEG/SL/243/98/1 Vol. 1] |
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