# The Merchant Shipping (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 1997, Regulation 8: Requirement on a harbour authority to prepare a waste management plan


(1) Without prejudice to regulation 4(1), every harbour authority in respect of a harbour to which these Regulations apply shall prepare a waste management plan with respect to the provision and use of facilities for the reception of prescribed wastes from ships using the harbour.
(2) In preparing a waste management plan for the purposes of paragraph (1) above a harbour authority shall—
(a) consult such persons as the Secretary of State may prescribe in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1709 or in a particular case direct; and
(b) comply with the other requirements specified in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1709.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3018/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-port-waste-reception-facilities-regulations-1997/regulation-8
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