Western Australian Consolidated Acts

POLLUTION OF WATERS BY OIL AND NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES ACT 1987

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Act to bind Crown  
   5.      Saving of other laws  
   6.      Delegation  

   PART II -- Pollution by oil  

   7.      Interpretation  
   8.      Prohibition of discharge of oil or oily mixtures into State waters  
   9.      Prohibition of discharge of oil or oily mixtures during transfer operations  
   10.     Oil residues  
   11.     Duty to report certain incidents involving oil or an oily mixture  
   12.     Duty to report discharge of certain substances from land or apparatus  
   13.     Oil record book  
   14.     False entries in oil record book  
   15.     Oil record book to be retained  

   PART III -- Pollution by noxious substances  

   16.     Interpretation  
   17.     Application of Act to mixture of oil and liquid substance  
   18.     Categories of noxious liquid substances  
   19.     Appendix III substances  
   20.     Prohibition of discharge of substances into State waters  
   21.     Certain liquid substances to be treated as oil  
   22.     Duty to report certain incidents involving certain substances  
   23.     Cargo record book  
   24.     False entries in cargo record book  
   25.     Cargo record book to be retained  
   26.     Cleaning of tanks of ships  

   PART IV -- Miscellaneous  

   27.     Recovery of expenses with respect to pollution by oil  
   28.     Recovery of expenses with respect to pollution by noxious liquid substances  
   29.     Powers of inspectors  
   30.     No time limit for prosecution  
   31.     Service of summonses  
   32.     Evidence  
   33.     Evidence of analysts  
   34.     Immunity of inspectors  
   35.     Regulations  
   36.     Orders  
   37.     Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments  
   38.     Repeal and saving  
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           SCHEDULE 2  
           SCHEDULE 3  
           SCHEDULE 4  
           SCHEDULE 5  
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