Part VI Prevention of Pollution

Chapter IA Waste reception facilities at harbours

F1130D Supplementary.

(1)

The regulations may provide that where a person contravenes a requirement under the regulations he is guilty of an offence and is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.

(2)

The regulations may—

(a)

provide for exemptions from any provision of the regulations;

(b)

provide for references in the regulations to any specified document to operate as references to that document as revised or re-issued from time to time;

(c)

make different provision for different cases;

(d)

include such incidental, supplemental and transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient.

(3)

Regulations under section 130A which contain any provision of a description mentioned in section 130C (whether or not they also contain other provision) shall not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(4)

A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 130A to which subsection (3) above does not apply (including regulations which revoke provision of a description mentioned in section 130C but do not contain any other provision made by virtue of section 130C) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.