General provisions for preventing oil pollution U.K.

11 Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours. U.K.

(1) If any oil or mixture containing oil—

F1 (a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) is found to be escaping or to have escaped into any such waters from a place on land;

F2 . . . the occupier of the place on land F2 . . . shall forthwith report the occurrence to the harbour master, or, if the harbour has no harbour master, to the harbour authority.

F3 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) If a person fails to make a report as required by this section he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F4 level 5 on the standard scale].

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 11(1)(a)(b) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)

F2 Words in s. 11(1) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)

F3 S. 11(2) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)

F4 Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46; (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 5

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 11 extended with modifications by S.I. 1989/1350, art. 3, Sch. 2