# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/section/136 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/section-136
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