Section 38
of Merchant Shipping Ports Harbours And Dues Regulations 1961
State Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 39 of 61
Section 38
If any oil or mixture containing oil is discharged into waters within port limits or in any harbour from any vessel, or from any place on land, or from any apparatus used for transferring oil from or to any vessel (whether to or from a place on land or to or from another vessel), then subject to the provisions of this regulation –
(a)
if the discharge is from a vessel, the owner or master of the vessel; or
(b)
if the discharge is from a place on land, the occupier of that place; or
(c)
if the discharge is from apparatus used for transferring oil from or to vessel, the person in charge of the apparatus, shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.