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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-pollution-landed-ships-waste-regulations-1987/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/402",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Pollution (Landed Ships' Waste) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-pollution-landed-ships-waste-regulations-1987",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations relate to waste from the tanks (other than the fuel tanks) or the holds of ships and to waste generated by cleaning such tanks or holds.\nThe Prevention of Pollution (Reception Facilities) Order 1984 (“the 1984 Order”) gives effect to certain provisions of the International Convention on Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (Cmnd. 5748) and the Protocol to that Convention of 1978 (Cmnd. 7347). It empowers harbour authorities to provide reception facilities to enable ships to discharge or deposit residues and mixtures containing oil or noxious liquid substances.\nThe present Regulations make provision under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”) in relation to tank washings landed within Great Britain. Such tank washings are to be industrial waste (and, therefore, controlled waste) for the purposes of Part I of the 1974 Act.\nPersons providing facilities for the receipt of such waste in harbour areas are exempted from the licensing requirements of section 3(1) of the 1974 Act.\nThe movement of any such waste which is special waste within the meaning of the Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980 (“the 1980 Regulations”) from ships to reception facilities within harbour areas or between such facilities or by pipeline to facilities provided under the 1984 Order outside harbour areas is exempted from the requirements of the 1980 Regulations as to consignment notes. Where such waste is moved elsewhere by road, rail or water, the application of the 1980 Regulations is modified so as to impose requirements on carriers as to the preparation of consignment notes.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/402/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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