New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MANAGEMENT OF WATERS AND WATERSIDE LANDS REGULATIONS--N.S.W. - REG 51A

51A Removal of oil from certain vessels

(1) The Board may by notice to the owner of a derelict, a disabled vessel or a vessel out of commission, where that derelict or vessel is in any navigable waters, require the owner to remove oil from that derelict or vessel by a date specified in the notice.

(2) If oil required to be removed from a derelict or vessel by a notice under clause (1) is not removed in accordance with that notice, the owner of the derelict or vessel shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations.