{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53/annex-I/division-A/division-5/division-5.8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53/annex-I/division-A/division-5/division-5.8.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2013/53",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53",
  "path": "annex/I/division/A/division/5/division/5.8",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.8",
  "heading": "Discharge prevention and installations facilitating the delivery ashore of waste",
  "text": "Watercraft shall be constructed so as to prevent the accidental discharge of pollutants (oil, fuel, etc.) overboard.\nAny toilet fitted in a recreational craft shall be connected solely to a holding tank system or water treatment system.\nRecreational craft with installed holding tanks shall be fitted with a standard discharge connection to enable pipes of reception facilities to be connected with the recreational craft discharge pipeline.\nIn addition, any through-the-hull pipes for human waste shall be fitted with valves which are capable of being secured in the closed position.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/53/annex/I/division/A/division/5/division/5.8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:51.579226+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}