Paragraph 8 I1

In section 19 of the Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 (prosecutions) after subsection (5) insert—

“(5A)

If an inshore fisheries and conservation authority for a district established under section 149 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, or any inshore fisheries and conservation officer appointed by the authority under section 165 of that Act, is authorised in that behalf under subsection (1) of this section, the authority may institute proceedings for any offence under this Act committed within the district.”