11. After regulation 31 (right of appeal and compensation) insert—
“Non-compliant fuel oil for combustion purposes
31A.—(1) Where any person exercising a power of inspection under section 258 or 259 of the 1995 Act finds on a ship fuel oil for combustion purposes that does not comply with these Regulations and which is intended for use on a relevant ship, that person may require the relevant local supplier of fuel oil—
(a)to bring that fuel oil into compliance, or
(b)not to deliver that fuel oil to the relevant ship.
(2) Where any person exercising a power of inspection under section 258 or 259 of the 1995 Act finds on a relevant ship fuel oil for combustion purposes that does not comply with these Regulations that person may require that it be brought into compliance or removed.
(3) In this regulation “local supplier of fuel oil” and “relevant ship” have the same meaning as in regulation 25.”.