PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) ACT 1983

This compilation was prepared on 1 December 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 94 of 2008

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part I--Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

3A......... Authority may approve form ............................................................. 3

4............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 4

5............ Saving of other laws ............................................................................ 4

6............ Operation of Act ................................................................................ 4

7............ Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 4

Part II--Prevention of pollution by oil 5

8............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 5

9............ Prohibition of discharge of oil or oily mixtures into sea ..................... 5

10.......... Prohibition of discharge of oil residues into sea ................................. 9

11.......... Duty to report certain incidents involving oil or oily mixture .......... 10

11A....... Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan ........................................... 13

12.......... Oil record book ................................................................................. 14

13.......... False entries in oil record book ......................................................... 15

14.......... Oil record book to be retained .......................................................... 15

14A....... Power to require discharge of oil or oily mixture at a reception facility 17

Part III--Prevention of pollution by noxious substances 18

15.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 18

16.......... Application of Act to mixture of oil and liquid substance ............... 18

17.......... Prohibition of carriage of substances that have not been categorized or provisionally assessed 18

21.......... Prohibition of discharge of substances into the sea .......................... 20

21A....... Procedures and Arrangements Manual ............................................. 27

22.......... Duty to report certain incidents involving certain substances ......... 28

22A....... Shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances 31

23.......... Cargo record book ............................................................................. 32

24.......... False entries in cargo record book ..................................................... 33

25.......... Cargo record book to be retained ...................................................... 33

26.......... Cleaning of tanks of ships ................................................................ 34

26AA.... Power to require discharge of a liquid substance or a mixture containing a liquid substance at a reception facility .......................................................................................................... 35

Part IIIA--Prevention of pollution by packaged harmful substances 36

26A....... Interpretation .................................................................................... 36

26AB.... Prohibition of discharge by jettisoning of harmful substances into the sea 36

26B....... Duty to report certain incidents involving harmful substances ........ 38

Part IIIB--Prevention of pollution by sewage 42

Division 1--Discharge of sewage in the Antarctic Area 42

26BA.... Interpretation .................................................................................... 42

26BB..... Object of Division ............................................................................ 42

26BC..... Prohibition of discharge of sewage ................................................... 42

Division 2--Discharge of sewage in other sea areas 44

26C....... Interpretation .................................................................................... 44

26CA.... Object of Division ............................................................................ 44

26D....... Prohibition of discharge of sewage into the sea ................................ 44

26DAA. Power to require discharge of sewage at a reception facility ............ 47

26DA.... Operation of Division ....................................................................... 47

Part IIIC--Prevention of pollution by garbage 48

26E........ Interpretation .................................................................................... 48

26EAA.. Overseas voyages ............................................................................. 48

26EA..... Object of Part ................................................................................... 48

26F........ Prohibition of disposal of garbage into the sea ................................. 49

26FA..... Garbage record book ......................................................................... 52

26FB..... Garbage record book to be retained .................................................. 53

26FC..... Shipboard waste management plan ................................................... 54

26FD..... Placards relating to requirements for disposal of garbage ................. 55

26FE..... Power to require discharge of garbage at a reception facility ............ 56

Part IIID--Prevention of air pollution 57

Division 1--Definitions 57

26FEF... Definitions ........................................................................................ 57

Division 2--Sulphur content of fuel oil 58

26FEG.. Using fuel oil with a sulphur content of more than 4.5% m/m ......... 58

26FEH.. Australian ship in SOx emission control area ................................... 59

26FEI.... Flushing fuel oil service system ........................................................ 61

26FEJ.... Record of prescribed fuel‑changeover operation .............................. 61

26FEK.. New SOx emission control areas ...................................................... 62

Division 3--Fuel oil quality requirements 63

26FEL... Local suppliers must be registered ................................................... 63

26FEM. Register of Local Suppliers of Fuel Oil ............................................ 63

26FEN.. Using fuel oil that does not meet fuel oil quality requirements ........ 64

26FEO.. Bunker delivery note and sample must be provided ........................ 64

26FEP... Fuel oil delivered must be in accordance with declaration ................ 65

26FEQ.. Bunker delivery note must be retained and available for inspection 66

26FER... Sample must be retained ................................................................... 67

Part IV--Miscellaneous 68

26G....... Power to require information ............................................................ 68

27.......... Powers of inspectors ........................................................................ 68

27A....... Detention of foreign ships in connection with pollution breaches ... 70

27B....... Notification of measures taken in relation to foreign ships .............. 72

27C....... Failure to comply with requirements for information under foreign laws 72

28.......... Prosecution of offences against Act ................................................. 73

29.......... Time limits for prosecution .............................................................. 74

29A....... Service on master or owner of ship .................................................. 74

29B....... Certificates by Minister ................................................................... 74

30.......... Evidence ............................................................................................ 74

31.......... Evidence of analyst ........................................................................... 75

32.......... Application of certain provisions to foreign ships ........................... 76

33.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 77

34.......... Orders ............................................................................................... 78

35.......... Repeal ............................................................................................... 79

Notes 81

An Act relating to the prevention of pollution from ships

Notes to the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

Note 1

The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 41, 1983 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 1 October 2001 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983	41, 1983	20 June 1983	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 14 Jan 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S8)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984	72, 1984	25 June 1984	S. 3: 23 July 1984 (a)	S. 5(1)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: (b)	--
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Act 1986	81, 1986	24 June 1986	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 23 Sept 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S291)	--
Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986	167, 1986	18 Dec 1986	Ss. 16 and 30-32: Royal Assent (c) Ss. 17(1), 18, 19, 20(1), 29(1) and 33(1): 14 Jan 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S8) (c) Ss. 17(2), 20(2), 21-25, 29(2), 33(2), 34(1) and (2): 14 Jan 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S8) (c) Ss. 17(3), 28, 29(3) and 34(3): 14 Nov 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S296) (c) Ss. 26 and 27: 10 Jan 1995 (see Gazette 1994, No. S462) (c)	--
as amended by
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	S. 3: (d)	S. 5(1)
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1990	11, 1991	21 Jan 1991	S. 45: (e)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	S. 3: Royal Assent (f)	S. 5(1)
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1988	57, 1988	15 June 1988	Ss. 1, 2, 3(3)-(6), 4, 8, 9, 13, 16 and 19-27: Royal Assent Ss. 3(1), (2), 5, 6, 17 and 18: 1 July 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S193) Ss. 10-12, 14 and 15: 13 June 1986 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1986, No. S269) Remainder: 1 May 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S150)	--
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988	99, 1988	2 Dec 1988	2 Dec 1988	--
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1989	6, 1989	16 Mar 1989	S. 8: (g)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989	23, 1990	17 Jan 1990	S. 52: Royal Assent (h) S. 53: (h)	--
Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990	78, 1990	22 Oct 1990	Ss. 35, 48, 62 and 63: 1 Jan 1991 Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 63
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 3 (item 4): 22 Oct 1990 (i)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1990	11, 1991	21 Jan 1991	Ss. 34 and 35: Royal Assent (j)	--
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1991	101, 1991	27 June 1991	Ss. 23-27: Royal Assent (k)	S. 3
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992	71, 1992	26 June 1992	Ss. 29, 30(1), 31 and 44(2): Royal Assent (l) Ss. 30(2), 32, 43 and 44(3): 4 Apr 1993 (l) Ss. 30(3), 36-42 and 44(4): 29 Dec 2000 (l) Ss. 33-35: (l) S. 44(1): 1 July 1992 (l)	S. 2(6) (am. by 74, 2000, Sch. 1 [item 1]) S. 2(6A) (ad. by 74, 2000, Sch. 1 [item 2])
as amended by
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2000	74, 2000	28 June 2000	Schedule 1: Royal Assent (la)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1992	216, 1992	24 Dec 1992	Part 7 (ss. 26-29): 6 July 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN25) (m)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993	5, 1994	18 Jan 1994	Schedule (items 68, 69): Royal Assent (n)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994	64, 1994	30 May 1994	S. 3(1): (o)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 5 (items 123, 124): Royal Assent (p)	--
Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	143, 2001	1 Oct 2001	2 Oct 2001	S. 4 [see Table A]
International Maritime Conventions Legislation Amendment Act 2001	149, 2001	1 Oct 2001	Schedule 3 (items 1-91, 106-130): Royal Assent (q) Schedule 3 (items 92-105): (q)	--
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Act 2002	4, 2002	4 Apr 2002	Schedule 1 (items 1-6, 9, 10): 5 Apr 2002 Schedule 1 (items 7, 8): (r) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2003	7, 2003	19 Mar 2003	Schedule 1 (items 7-9): 20 Mar 2003 Schedule 3 (items 2-28): Royal Assent	--
Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 2003	47, 2003	26 June 2003	Schedule 1 (items 23, 24): (s) Schedule 1 (items 25-31): (s)	--
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2006	24, 2006	6 Apr 2006	Schedule 3: 6 Oct 2006	--
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Security Plans and Other Measures) Act 2006	109, 2006	27 Sept 2006	Schedule 2 (items 68-71): Royal Assent	--
Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 2006	138, 2006	30 Nov 2006	Schedules 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Act 2007	24, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedule 1: 10 Nov 2007 (see F2007L03764) Schedule 2 (items 1-4, 7-12, 15-18): 16 Mar 2007 Schedule 2 (items 5, 6): 1 Aug 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (item 18) [see Table A]
Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 2008	94, 2008	3 Oct 2008	Schedule 2 (items 2, 5, 6): Royal Assent Schedule 2 (item 3): [see Note 2] Schedule 2 (item 4): 1 Dec 2008	--

(a) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsections 2(1) and (38) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(38) The amendments of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 (other than the amendments of subsection 34(3) and Schedule 1) made by this Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

The date fixed in pursuance of subsection 2(1) was 3 July 1985.

The date fixed in pursuance of subsection 2(38) was 1 March 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S81).

(c) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by sections 16-34 only of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986, subsections 2(1)-(4) of which provide as follows:

(1) Sections 1, 2, 3, 13, 16, 30, 31 and 32 and Part V shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Sections 5, 6 and 7, subsections 12(1), 15(1) and 17(1), sections 18 and 19 and subsections 20(1), 29(1) and 33(1) shall come into operation on the day on which Part II of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 comes into operation.

(3) Sections 8, 9 and 10, subsections 12(2), 15(2), 17(2) and 20(2), sections 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 and subsections 29(2), 33(2) and 34(1) and (2) shall come into operation on the day on which Part III of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 comes into operation.

(4) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such respective days as are fixed by Proclamation.

(d) The Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(26) of which provides as follows:

(26) The amendments of paragraph 20(2)(b) of, and Schedules 1, 2 and 8 to, the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986 made by this Act shall respectively come into operation or be deemed to have come into operation, as the case requires, on the commencement of subsection 20(2), subsection 15(1), subsection 15(2) and section 40 of the first‑mentioned Act.

The date fixed in pursuance of subsection 2(26) on the commencement of subsection 20(2) was 14 January 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S8).

(e) The Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986 was amended by section 45 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1990, paragraph 2(13)(d) of which provides as follows:

(d) the amendment of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of subsection 20(2) of that Act;

Subsection 20(2) commenced on 14 January 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S8).

(f) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(g) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by section 8 only of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1989, subsections 2(1) and
(5)-(8) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(5) The amendments of sections 5 and 26F of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 made by this Act commence immediately after the commencement of section 28 of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986.

Section 28 commenced on 14 November 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S296).

(6) The amendments of section 26AB of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 made by this Act commence immediately after the commencement of section 26 of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986.

Section 26 commenced on 10 January 1995 (see Gazette 1994, No. S462).

(7) The amendments of section 26D of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 made by this Act commence immediately after the commencement of Part IIIB of that Act.

Part IIIB commenced on 14 November 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S296).

(8) The amendment of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 made by this Act that inserts proposed section 26DA commences at the commencement of section 28 of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986.

Section 28 commenced on 14 November 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S296).

(h) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by sections 52 and 53 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989, subsections 2(1) and (7) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(7) The amendments of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 made by this Act commence immediately after the commencement of Part IIIC of that Act.

Part IIIC commenced on 14 November 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S296).

(i) The Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 4) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

(3) Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(j) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by sections 34 and 35 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(k) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by sections 23-27 only of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(l) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by sections 29-44 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992, subsections 2(1), (5), (6), (6A), (7) and (8) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(5) Subsection 30(2), sections 32 and 43 and subsection 44(3) commence on 4 April 1993.

(6) Subsection 30(3), sections 36 to 42 (inclusive) and subsection 44(4) commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(6A) If the provisions mentioned in subsection (6) do not commence under that subsection within 6 months after the day on which the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2000 receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.

(7) Sections 33, 34 and 35 commence immediately after the commencement of section 26 of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986.

(8) Subsection 44(1) commences on 1 July 1992.

Section 26 of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986 commenced on 10 January 1995 (see Gazette 1994, No. S462).

(la) The Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992 was amended by Schedule 1 only of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2000, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(m) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by Part 7 (sections 26-29) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1992, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:

(5) Subject to subsection (9), Part 7 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(n) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by the Schedule (items 68 and 69) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (10) (inclusive), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(o) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by subsection 3(1) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsections 2(3) and (4) of which provide as follows:

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the amendments of subsections 22(2) and (4) of the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981 and the amendments of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 commence:

(a) if this Act receives the Royal Assent before the day on which the Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 1994 comes into operation--on the day on which that Act comes into operation; or

(b) otherwise--on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

The date fixed in pursuance of subsection 2(3) was 1 August 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S289).

(4) The amendment of subsection 26AB(4) of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 commences immediately after the commencement of section 26 of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986.

Section 26 commenced on 10 January 1995 (see Gazette 1994, No. S462).

(p) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by Schedule 5 (items 123 and 124) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(q) The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 was amended by Schedule 3 only of the International Maritime Conventions Legislation Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2(1) and (4) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(4) If Division 2 of Part IIIB of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 has not commenced before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, items 92 to 105 of Schedule 3 commence on the day on which that Division commences, immediately after the commencement of that Division.

Division 2 of Part IIIB commenced on 27 May 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN17).

(r) Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Act 2002 provides as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3. Schedule 1, items 7 and 8	Immediately after item 92 of Schedule 3 to the International Maritime Conventions Legislation Amendment Act 2001 commences	27 May 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN17)

(s) Subsection 2(1) (items 3-5) of the Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 2003 provide as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3. Schedule 1, item 23	Immediately after the commencement of item 7 of Schedule 1 to the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Act 2002	27 May 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN17)
4. Schedule 1, item 24	Immediately after the commencement of item 8 of Schedule 1 to the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Act 2002	27 May 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN17)
5. Schedule 1, items 25 to 31	Immediately after the commencement of Division 2 of Part IIIB of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983	27 May 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN17)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title......................................	rs. No. 24, 2007
Part I
S. 3 .....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; Nos. 81 and 167, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 78, 1990 (as am. by No. 43, 1996); No. 101, 1991; Nos. 71 and 216, 1992; No. 64, 1994; No. 149, 2001; No. 138, 2006; No. 24, 2007
S. 3A ..................................	ad. No. 138, 2006
S. 4 .....................................	am. No. 81, 1986
S. 5 .....................................	rs. No. 81, 1986
	am. No. 6, 1989; No. 24, 2007
S. 6 .....................................	am. No. 64, 1994
S. 7 .....................................	rep. No. 78, 1990
	ad. No. 143, 2001
Part II
S. 9 .....................................	am. No. 72, 1984; No. 65, 1985; Nos. 81 and 167, 1986; No. 6, 1989; No. 101, 1991; Nos. 71 and 216, 1992; No. 64, 1994; No. 149, 2001; No. 4, 2002; No. 138, 2006; No. 24, 2007; No. 94, 2008
Note to s. 9(2) ....................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 9(4) ....................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rep. No. 94, 2008
S. 10 ...................................	am. Nos. 81 and 167, 1986; No. 101, 1991
	rs. No. 149, 2001
S. 11 ...................................	rs. No. 65, 1985
	am. No. 81, 1986; No. 167, 1986 (as am. by No. 141, 1987; No. 11, 1991); No. 141, 1987; No. 57, 1988; No. 101, 1991; No. 64, 1994; Nos. 143 and 149, 2001; No. 7, 2003
Note to s. 11(1A) ...............	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 11(1B) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
S. 11A ................................	ad. No. 71, 1992
	am. No. 143, 2001; No. 7, 2003
S. 12 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 167, 1986; No. 101, 1991; Nos. 143 and 149, 2001; No. 7, 2003; No. 138, 2006
S. 13 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 101, 1991; No. 7, 2003
S. 14 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 167, 1986; No. 101, 1991; No. 43, 1996; Nos. 143 and 149, 2001; No. 7, 2003
S. 14A ................................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Part III
S. 15 ...................................	am. No. 138, 2006
S. 17 ...................................	am. No. 149, 2001
	rs. No. 138, 2006
S. 18 ...................................	am. No. 149, 2001
	rep. No. 138, 2006
S. 19 ...................................	am. No. 78, 1990; No. 149, 2001
	rep. No. 138, 2006
S. 20 ...................................	am. No. 167, 1986; No. 101, 1991; No. 7, 2003
	rep. No. 138, 2006
Subhead. to s. 21(1) ..........	ad. No. 138, 2006
Subhead. to s. 21(1B) ........	ad. No. 138, 2006
Subhead. to s. 21(2) ..........	ad. No. 138, 2006
S. 21 ...................................	am. Nos. 81 and 167, 1986; No. 101, 1991; No. 64, 1994; No. 149, 2001; No. 4, 2002; No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(2) ..................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 21(4) ..................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rs. No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(5) ..................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rs. No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(6) ..................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rs. No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(7) ..................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rs. No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(8) ..................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rs. No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(9) ..................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rep. No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(10) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rs. No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(11) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rs. No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(12) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rep. No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 21(13) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	rep. No. 138, 2006
S. 21A ................................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	rs. No. 138, 2006
S. 22 ...................................	rs. No. 65, 1985
	am. Nos. 81 and 167, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 57, 1988; No. 101, 1991; No. 64, 1994; Nos. 143 and 149, 2001; No. 7, 2003; No. 138, 2006
Note to s. 22(1A) ...............	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 22(1B) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
S. 22A.................................	ad. No. 24, 2006
S. 23 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 167, 1986; No. 101, 1991; No. 43, 1996; Nos. 143 and 149, 2001; No. 7, 2003
S. 24 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 101, 1991; No. 7, 2003
S. 25 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 167, 1986; No. 101, 1991; No. 43, 1996; Nos. 143 and 149, 2001; No. 7, 2003
S. 26 ...................................	am. No. 138, 2006
S. 26AA..............................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Part IIIA
Part IIIA ...............................	ad. No. 167, 1986
S. 26A ................................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	am. No. 71, 1992
S. 26AA .............................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	rep. No. 71, 1992
S. 26AB ..............................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	am. No. 6, 1989; No. 71, 1992; No. 64, 1994; No. 149, 2001; No. 4, 2002
Note to s. 26AB(5) .............	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26AB(6) .............	ad. No. 149, 2001
S. 26B ................................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	am. No. 167, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 101, 1991; No. 64, 1994; Nos. 143 and 149, 2001; No. 7, 2003
Note to s. 26B(1) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26B(2) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Part IIIB
Part IIIB ...............................	ad. No. 167, 1986
Division 1
Div. 1 of Part IIIB .................	ad. No. 71, 1992
Ss. 26BA, 26BB .................	ad. No. 71, 1992
S. 26BC ..............................	ad. No. 71, 1992
	am No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26BC(3) .............	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26BC(4) .............	ad. No. 149, 2001
Division 2
Heading to Div. 2 ................ of Part IIIB	ad. No. 71, 1992
S. 26C ................................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	am. No. 71, 1992
S. 26CA ..............................	ad. No. 71, 1992
S. 26D ................................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	am. No. 6, 1989; No. 101, 1991; No. 149, 2001; No. 4, 2002; No. 47, 2003; No. 94, 2008
Note to s. 26D(5).................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26D(6).................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26D(7).................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26D(8).................	ad. No. 149, 2001
S. 26DAA............................	ad. No. 149, 2001
S. 26DA ..............................	ad. No. 6, 1989
	am. No. 71, 1992
Part IIIC
Part IIIC ...............................	ad. No. 167, 1986
S. 26E .................................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	am. No. 71, 1992
S. 26EAA ...........................	ad. No. 149, 2001
S. 26EA ..............................	ad. No. 71, 1992
S. 26F .................................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	am. No. 6, 1989; No. 23, 1990; No. 101, 1991; No. 71, 1992; No. 64, 1994; No. 149, 2001; No. 4, 2002; No. 7, 2003
Note to s. 26F(5) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26F(6) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26F(7) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26F(8) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26F(8A) .............	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26F(9) ................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Note to s. 26F(10) ..............	ad. No. 149, 2001
S. 26FA ..............................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	am. No. 94, 2008
Ss. 26FB, 26FC ..................	ad. No. 149, 2001
S. 26FD ..............................	ad. No. 149, 2001
	am. No. 7, 2003
S. 26FE ...............................	ad. No. 149, 2001
Part IIID
Part IIID ...............................	ad. No. 24, 2007
Division 1
S. 26FEF..............................	ad. No. 24, 2007
Division 2
Ss. 26FEG-26FEK...............	ad. No. 24, 2007
Division 3
Ss. 26FEL-26FER...............	ad. No. 24, 2007
Part IV
S. 26G ................................	ad. No. 64, 1994
S. 27 ...................................	am. No. 101, 1991; No. 64, 1994; No. 43, 1996; No. 143, 2001; No. 7, 2003; No. 24, 2007
S. 27A ................................	ad. No. 64, 1994
	am. No. 143, 2001; No. 24, 2006; No. 24, 2007
S. 27B ................................	ad. No. 64, 1994
S. 27C ................................	ad. No. 64, 1994
	am. No. 143, 2001
S. 28 ...................................	am. No. 167, 1986; No. 101, 1991; No. 149, 2001; No. 24, 2007
S. 29 ...................................	rs. No. 64, 1994
S. 29A ................................	ad. No. 101, 1991
	am. No. 24, 2006
S. 29B ................................	ad. No. 149, 2001
S. 31 ...................................	am. No. 78, 1990; No. 11, 1991; No. 43, 1996
S. 32 ...................................	am. No. 167, 1986; No. 71, 1992; No. 24, 2007
S. 33 ...................................	am. Nos. 81 and 167, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 78, 1990; No. 149, 2001; No. 24, 2007; No. 94, 2008
S. 34 ...................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 167, 1986; No. 141, 1987; No. 99, 1988; No. 78, 1990; No. 109, 2006
Note to s. 34(1)...................	ad. No. 109, 2006
Schedule 1 .........................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 167, 1986; No. 71, 1992
	rep. No. 149, 2001
Schedule 2 .........................	rep. No. 149, 2001
Schedule 3 .........................	ad. No. 65, 1985
	rep. No. 149, 2001
Schedules 4, 5 ...................	ad. No. 167, 1986
	rep. No. 149, 2001
Schedules 6-8 ...................	ad. No. 101, 1991
	rep. No. 149, 2001
Schedules 9-11 .................	ad. No. 71, 1992
	rep. No. 149, 2001
Schedule 12 .......................	ad. No. 71, 1992
	rep. No. 149, 2001
Schedule 13 .......................	ad. No. 216, 1992
	am. No. 5, 1994
	rep. No. 149, 2001
Schedule 14 .......................	ad. No. 216, 1992
	rep. No. 149, 2001

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