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Merchant Shipping Act 1995 s 136

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 s 136

s 136 Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.

(1) If any oil or mixture containing oil— (a) is discharged from a ship into the waters of a harbour in the United Kingdom; or (b) is found to be escaping or to have escaped from a ship into any such waters; the owner or master of the ship shall forthwith report the occurrence to the harbour master, or, if the harbour has no harbour master, to the harbour authority. (2) A report made under subsection (1) above shall state whether the occurrence falls within subsection (1)(a) or (b) above. (3) If a person fails to make a report as required by this section he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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