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Section 136 Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.

(1)

If any oil or mixture containing oil—

(a)

is discharged from a ship into the waters of a harbour in the United Kingdom; or

(b)

is found to be escaping or to have escaped from a ship into any such waters;

the owner or master of the ship shall forthwith report the occurrence to the harbour master, or, if the harbour has no harbour master, to the harbour authority.

(2)

A report made under subsection (1) above shall state whether the occurrence falls within subsection (1)(a) or (b) above.

(3)

If a person fails to make a report as required by this section he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.