MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 20 Defence if discharge was for purpose of combating pollution

MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 20

20 Defence if discharge was for purpose of combating pollution

Division 1 does not apply to the discharge of a mixture containing oil from a ship if the discharge was for the purpose of combating specific pollution incidents in order to minimise the damage from pollution and was approved by an officer prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

Editor's note : See Reg 4.3 of Annex I of MARPOL.