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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019

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5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations and the Convention apply to—

(a)all United Kingdom ships, wherever they may be; and

(b)all non-United Kingdom ships within United Kingdom waters M1.

(2) These Regulations and the Convention do not apply to any—

(a)warship;

(b)naval auxiliary; or

(c)other ship owned or operated by the State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service.

(3) Subject to paragraph (2), regulations 25 and 26 apply to the discharge into the sea from any ship which has caused, or is likely to cause, pollution within United Kingdom waters or controlled waters.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), regulations 16, 26.4, 29 to 32, 34 and 36 of Annex I apply to the construction and operation of cargo spaces within ships other than oil tankers where such spaces are constructed for and used to carry oil in bulk of an aggregate capacity of 200 cubic metres or more.

(5) Where the aggregate capacity of a cargo space referred to in paragraph (4) is less than 1,000 cubic metres, regulation 34.6 of Annex I applies instead of regulations 29, 31 and 32 of that Annex.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 5 in force at 1.3.2019, see reg. 1(1)

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M1“United Kingdom waters” is defined in section 313(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

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