Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues (repealed) (c. 59)

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purpose of this Directive:

(a)

‘ship’ shall mean a seagoing vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment and shall include hydrofoil boats, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles and floating craft;

(b)

‘Marpol 73/78’ shall mean the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, [F1 in its up-to-date version];

(c)

‘ship-generated waste’ shall mean all waste, including sewage, and residues other than cargo residues, which are generated during the service of a ship and fall under the scope of Annexes I, IV and V to Marpol 73/78 and cargo-associated waste as defined in the Guidelines for the implementation of Annex V to Marpol 73/78;

(d)

‘cargo residues’ shall mean the remnants of any cargo material on board in cargo holds or tanks which remain after unloading procedures and cleaning operations are completed and shall include loading/unloading excesses and spillage;

(e)

‘port reception facilities’ shall mean any facility, which is fixed, floating or mobile and capable of receiving ship-generated waste or cargo residues;

(f)

‘fishing vessel’ shall mean any ship equipped or used commercially for catching fish or other living resources of the sea;

(g)

‘recreational craft’ shall mean a ship of any type, regardless of the means of propulsion, intended for sports or leisure purposes;

(h)

‘port’ shall mean a place or a geographical area made up of such improvement works and equipment as to permit, principally, the reception of ships, including fishing vessels and recreational craft.

Without prejudice to the definitions in points (c) and (d), ‘ship-generated waste’ and ‘cargo residues’ shall be considered to be waste within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste(1).

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 amending the Directives on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships (Text with EEA relevance).

(1)

OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 96/350/EC (OJ L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32).