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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020

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Prohibition on non-United Kingdom ships proceeding to sea without a Sewage Certificate or appropriate documentationU.K.

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12.—(1) A Contracting State ship must not proceed to sea from a port in the United Kingdom unless—

(a)a Sewage Certificate has been issued pursuant to Annex IV in respect of that ship and is still valid;

(b)a surveyor is satisfied that the ship can proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment; or

(c)a person having powers to detain the ship has permitted the ship to proceed to sea for the purposes of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard available.

(2) A ship which is not a United Kingdom ship or a Contracting State ship must not proceed to sea from a port in the United Kingdom unless—

(a)a surveyor is satisfied that the ship can proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment; or

(b)a person having powers to detain the ship has permitted the ship to proceed to sea for the purposes of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard available.

(3) A ship to which sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) or paragraph (2) applies must not proceed to sea unless documentation has been issued in respect of that ship which is still valid and shows that—

(a)an initial survey or a renewal survey has been carried out in respect of the ship; and

(b)either—

(i)a surveyor is satisfied that the ship can proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment; or

(ii)a person having powers to detain the ship has permitted the ship to proceed to sea for the purposes of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard available.

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I1Reg. 12 in force at 22.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

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