Subsidiary Legislation · As enacted
Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Garbage) Regulations, 2008
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
s 1Regulation
Citation.
s 2
Interpretation.
s 3
Application.
PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA
(GARBAGE) REGULATIONS, 2008
s 1These Regulations may be cited as the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea
(Garbage) Regulations, 2008.
Interpretation.
s 2In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
"from the nearest land" means-
(a}
in relation to all land other than the part of Australia referred to in paragraph (b), from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory in question is established in accordance with international law;
s 3
Unless expressly provided otherwise, these Regulations shall apply to all ships.
Disposal of garbage outside special areas.
s 5( 1)
Subject to sub-regulation (2), the disposal of any material regulated by these Regulations is prohibited from fixed or floating platforms engaged in the exploration, exploitation and associated offshore processing of sea-bed mineral resources, and from all other ships when alongside or within 500 metres of such platforms.
s 7
A Brunei Darussalam ship shall not enter the Antarctic area unless-
s 9( 1)
Every operator of ports and terminals in Brunei Darussalam shall undertake to ensure adequate provision of garbage reception facilities at the ports and terminals for the reception of garbage, without causing delay to ships, and according to the needs of the ship using them.
s 14
A contravention of any of the provisions of these Regulations shall be an offence on the part of the owner, manager, agent, charterer and master of the ship at the time of the offence, each of whom shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.
Fee.
s 15
The fee specified in the Second Schedule shall be payable to the Director.
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