MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 52 Empty packaging

MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 52

52 Empty packaging

For the purposes of this Part, empty packaging that has been used previously for the carriage of harmful substances is itself taken to be a harmful substance unless the precautions required by the regulations have been taken to ensure that the packaging contains no residue that is harmful to the marine environment.

Editor's note : See Reg 2.3 of Annex III of MARPOL.