Section 3

dengan menggantikan takrif “discharge” dengan takrif yang berikut:

‘ “discharge” means any release of oil or harmful substances, howsoever caused, from a ship and includes any escape, disposal, spilling, leaking, pumping, emitting or emptying, but does not include—

dumping within the meaning of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matters, done at London on 13 November 1972, or dumping with the consent of the Director of Marine;

release of harmful substances directly arising from the exploration, exploitation and associated off-shore processing of sea-bed mineral sources;

or

release of harmful substances for purposes of legitimate scientific research into pollution abatement or control;’;

dengan memasukkan selepas takrif “discharge” takrif yang berikut:

‘ “emission” means any release of harmful substances from ships into the atmosphere or sea;’; dan

Perkapalan Saudagar (Pindaan dan Perluasan)

dengan menggantikan takrif “harmful substance” dengan takrif yang berikut:

‘ “harmful substance” means any substance which—

if introduced into the sea, 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; or

if introduced into the atmosphere, will adversely affect human health or the environment, or significantly deplete and otherwise modify the ozone layer.’.

Pindaan seksyen 306b, 306ca, 306d, 306g, 306i, 306j, 306ja dan 306q