# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020, Regulation 10: Placards

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A ship which—
(a) has a length overall of 12 metres or more; or
(b) is a fixed or floating platform,
must display placards which notify the crew and any passengers of the requirements for the discharge of garbage contained in regulations 3 to 6 of Annex V (provisions relating to discharge requirements) and section 5.2 (operational requirements) of chapter 5 of part II-A of the Polar Code (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships).
(2) Placards must be written in accordance with regulation 10.1.2 of Annex V (placards).
(3) In paragraph (1) “length overall” means the extreme length of the hull of the ship measured between the foremost part of the bow and the aftmost part of the stern.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/621/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-pollution-by-garbage-from-ships-regulations-2020/regulation-10
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