Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Order, 2005 · As enacted · Part VI
Section 21
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where the Director has reasonable cause to believe that a ship -
Director
"Director" means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 (S 27/02), and includes the Deputy Director of Marine;
has incurred a liability under section 16 or 17; or
has contravened any of the requirements of this Order and, in the opinion of the Director, the ship presents an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment or has caused harm to such environment,
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE the Director or any officer authorised in writing by the Director may detain that ship.
The Director may release a ship detained under subsection (2) if the owner of the ship deposits with the Government a sum of money or furnishes such security which would, in the opinion of the Director, be adequate to meet the owner's liability under this Order.
ship
"ship" means a vessel of any type operating in the marine environment and includes hydrofoil boats, air cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft and fixed or floating platforms;
Detained ship proceeding to sea.
Terms defined in s 2
Director
Defined · s 2"Director" means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 (S 27/02), and includes the Deputy Director of Marine;
owner
Defined · s 2"owner", in relation to a ship, means the person registered as the owner of the ship or, in the absence of registration, the person owning the ship or the bareboat charterer of the ship; and, in the case of a ship owned by a State and operated by a company which in that State is registered as the ship's operator,
port
Defined · s 2"port" means any area in Brunei Darussalam declared to be a port under section 3 of the Ports Act;
ship
Defined · s 2"ship" means a vessel of any type operating in the marine environment and includes hydrofoil boats, air cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft and fixed or floating platforms;