The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Bunkers Convention) Regulations 2006

Amendment of section 170 (Interpretation)

23.—(1) Section 170 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) after “Chapter”, there is inserted “(except this subsection)”;

(b) before the definition of “the court”, there is inserted—

““bunker oil” means any hydrocarbon mineral oil (including lubricating oil) which is carried by a ship and used or intended to be used for the operation or propulsion of that ship and any residues of such oil;”;

(c) in the definition of “oil”, after ““oil”“, there is inserted “, except in the term “bunker oil”,“;

(d) in the definition of “owner”, for “means”, there is substituted “has the meaning given by section 153A(7);

“registered owner” means“; and

(e)

in the definition of “relevant threat of contamination” for the words from “shall” to the end there is substituted—

• “includes (unless a contrary intention appears) —

  (a)

  a relevant threat of contamination falling within section 153(2) (as defined in section 153(2A));

  (b)

  a relevant threat of contamination falling within section 153A(2) (as defined in section 153A(4)); and

  (c)

  a relevant threat of contamination falling within section 154(2) (as defined in section 154(2B));”.

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) after “oil”, there is inserted “or bunker oil”;

(b) after “owner” in the first place it appears, there is inserted “or the registered owner”; and

(c) after “owner” in the second place it appears, there is inserted “or the registered owner (as the case may be)”.

(4) In subsection (4)(b), after “Liability Convention country”, there is inserted “or Bunkers Convention country”.