Other Offenses.
Section 1429
SEC. 1429. Other Offenses. – The owner or operator of a vessel, aircraft or train shall be liable for a fine for the following acts: (a) For anchoring at any dock, pier, wharf, quay, or bulkhead other than a port of entry, a fine of not less than five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) but not more than one million pesos (P1,000,000.00) for overseas vessels; (b) For dumping of garbage or slops over the sides of the vessel within three (3) miles from the nearest coastline, a fine of not less than one million pesos (P1,000,000.00) but not more than ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00); (c) For dumping or causing to spread crude oil, kerosene, or gasoline in the bay or at the piers within three (3) miles from the nearest coastline, a fine of not less than one million pesos (P1,000,000.00) but not more than ten million pesos (P 10,000,000.00) for each offense; (d) For loading gasoline or any other petroleum products at a place other than that designated, by the regulations, a fine of not less than five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) but not more than one million pesos (P1,000,000.00) for each offense; (e) For causing the emission and spread of harmful gas, fumes and chemicals, a fine of not less than one million pesos (P1,000,000.00) but not more than ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) for each offense; and (f) For transporting hazardous waste, radioactive waste and other toxic substances as provided under the Basel Convention and Republic Act No. 6969, otherwise known as the "Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990", the penalty shall be forfeiture of the vessel in favor of the government. The fines imposed herein shall be without prejudice to the application of fines or penalties provided under special laws and regulations.