| Guvnor

Enforced by: OPRED
Status: In Force

What it defines

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

36 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Discharge of certain oils into sea outside territorial waters.

s.002 Discharge of oil into United Kingdom waters.

s.003 Discharge of certain oils from pipe-lines or as the result of exploration

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s.005 Defences of owner or master charged with offence under s. 1 or s. 2.

s.006 Defences of other persons charged with offences under s. 2 or s. 3.

s.007 Protection of acts done in exercise of certain powers of harbour authorities etc.

s.008 Discharge of certain ballast water into harbours.

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s.010 Restrictions on transfer of oil at night.

s.011 Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.

s.011 Certain provisions not to apply where a discharge or escape is authorised under Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

s.012 Shipping casualties.

s.013 Right to recover in respect of unreasonable loss or damage.

s.014 Offences in relation to s. 12.

s.015 Service of directions under s. 12.

s.016 Application of ss. 12 to 15 to certain foreign and other ships.

s.017 Oil records.

s.018 Powers of inspection.

s.019 Prosecutions.

s.019 Power to detain vessels.

s.020 Enforcement and application of fines.

s.021 Enforcement of Conventions relating to oil pollution.

s.022 Power to apply certain provisions to ships registered outside United Kingdom.

s.023 Power of Secretary of State to grant exemptions.

s.024 Application of Act to Government ships.

s.025 Provisions as to Isle of Man, Channel Islands, colonies and dependencies.

s.026 Annual report.

s.027 General provisions as to Orders in Council, regulations and orders.

s.028 Financial provisions.

s.029 Interpretation.

s.030 Provisions as to Northern Ireland.

s.031 Application to hovercraft.

s.032 Saving for other restrictions, rights of action etc.

s.033 Repeals and savings.

s.034 Short title and commencement.

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971

What it defines