Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act |
Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Detergents and Equipment) Regulations |
Rg 5 |
G.N. No. S 62/1991 |
REVISED EDITION 1991 |
(25th March 1992) |
[1st February 1991] |
Citation |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Detergents and Equipment) Regulations. |
Definitions |
Application |
3. These Regulations shall apply to —
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Dispersants |
4.—(1) Every —
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Inspection |
5. The officers of the Authority may, after having given at least one day’s prior notice in writing, enter the premises of any bulk oil handling facility or board any tug boat and inspect and take samples of the stock of dispersants kept by the operator of the facilities or the owner of the tug boat pursuant to these Regulations. |
Equipment |
6.—(1) Every operator of bulk oil handling facilities shall at all times maintain at the facilities such minimum number of such items of equipment as are specified in the Second Schedule.
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Assistance to Authority |
7. In the event of an incident resulting in any pollution of the sea by oil —
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Reimbursement of costs |
8.—(1) The Authority shall reimburse an operator of bulk oil handling facilities or an owner of a tug boat such amounts and on such terms and conditions as the Authority and the operator or the owner may have agreed or may agree from time to time (as the case may be) for the dispersants, equipment and services provided for any clean-up operations mounted against any oil pollution.
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Offences and penalties |
9.—(1) Any person who —
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Exemption |
10. The Port Master may, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, exempt from any of the provisions of these Regulations any person to whom these Regulations apply if he is satisfied that compliance with the provisions is either impracticable or unreasonable. |