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PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) ACT 1983 - SECT 26DAA

Power to require discharge of sewage at a reception facility

             (1)  A prescribed officer may require the owner or master of a ship, by written notice given to the owner or master, as the case may be, to cause a specified quantity of sewage to be discharged within a specified period from the ship to a specified facility that is suitable to receive that quantity of sewage if the officer has reason to believe that retention of the sewage would create a risk of discharge from the ship into the sea.

             (2)  The owner or master of a ship to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) must comply with the notice.

Penalty:  500 penalty units.



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