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Valid from 17/07/1997
(1)In sections 137 and 138, any reference to oil pollution includes a reference to pollution by any other substance which—
(a)is prescribed by the Secretary of State by order for the purposes of this section, or
(b)although not so prescribed, is liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea.
(2)Accordingly, any reference in those sections to oil includes a reference to any substance falling within subsection (1)(a) or (b) above.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 138A inserted (17.7.1997) by 1997 c. 28, s. 3(1) (with s. 3(2)); S.I. 1997/1539, art. 2, Sch.
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