MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 56 Defence for discharge caused by damage to ship or equipment
MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 56
Defence for discharge caused by damage to ship or equipment56 Defence for discharge caused by damage to ship or equipment
Division 1 does not apply to the discharge of sewage from a large ship if--
(a) the sewage escaped from the ship in consequence of unavoidable damage to the ship or its equipment, and
(b) all reasonable precautions were taken before and after the occurrence of the damage for the purpose of preventing or minimising the escape of the sewage.
Editor's note : See Reg 3.1.2 of Annex IV of MARPOL.