Merchant Shipping (Reporting of Pollution Incidents) Regulations 1987
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1987/586 |
| Year | 1987 |
1987 No. 586
MARINE POLLUTION
The Merchant Shipping (Reporting of Pollution Incidents) Regulations 1987
Made 26th March 1987
Coming into force 6th April 1987
The Secretary of State for Transport in exercise of the powers conferred on him by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 19871and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Reporting of Pollution Incidents) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 6th April 1987.
(2) In these Regulations,
“discharge”means any release, howsoever caused, from a ship and includes any escape, disposal, spilling, leaking, pumping, emitting or emptying; but does not include—
(a)
(a) dumping within the meaning of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter signed in London on 13th November 19722; or
(b)
(b) any release directly arising from the exploration, exploitation and associated off-shore processing of sea-bed mineral resources; or
(c)
(c) any release for the purposes of legitimate scientific research into pollution abatement or control;
“the IMDG Code”means the 1977 edition of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time by any document which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time and is specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice;
“in packaged form”means in an individual package or receptacle including a freight container or a portable tank or tank container or tank vehicle or shipborne barge or other cargo unit containing harmful substances for shipment;
“marine pollutant”means a substance which is identified as a marine pollutant in the IMDG CODE;
“noxious liquid substance”means any substance which is within the definition of“noxious liquid substances”in regulation 1(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 19873.
“oil”means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge and oil refuse and any refined petroleum products, other than petro chemicals which are noxious liquid substances;
“sea”includes any estuary or arm of the sea;
“ship”means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment including waters navigable by sea-going vessels and includes submersible craft, floating craft and a structure which is a fixed or floating platform but excludes hovercraft;
“United Kingdom ship”means a ship which
(a) is registered in the United Kingdom; or
(b) is not registered under the law of any country but is wholly owned by persons each of whom is either a...
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