Malaysia legislation
Section 39
of Ports And Harbours Ports Harbours And Dues Regulations 2008
Section 39
Oil pollution by vessel in port limits or harbour
(1)
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 and the MARPOL 1978 –
(a)
if the discharge is from a vessel, the owner or master of the vessel;
(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 a vessel, the master or the person in charge of the apparatus, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand ringgit or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both.
(2)
Nothing in this regulation shall relieve the master or owner of the vessel, occupier of the place on land or the person in charge of the apparatus from his responsibility to clear and clean up the waters from oil at his own cost and expense.
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