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

Enforcement and application of finesU.K.

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35.  Section 146 of the 1995 Act (enforcement and application of fines) applies to any fine for an offence under regulation 30(1)(d) or (e) (offences) as if—

(a)in subsection (1) of that section the reference to proceedings against the owner or master of a ship for an offence under Chapter 2 were a reference to proceedings against the owner, manager, demise charterer or master for an offence under regulation 30(1)(d) or (e) (offences); and

(b)in subsection (2) of that section, the reference to an offence under section 131 (discharge of oil from ships into certain United Kingdom waters) were a reference to an offence under regulation 30(1)(d) or (e) (offences).

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 35 in force at 22.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)