# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020, Regulation 5: Prohibition on the discharge of garbage

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

(1) The discharge of garbage from a ship into the sea is prohibited except as provided in—
(a) regulation 4 of Annex V (discharge of garbage outside special areas);
(b) regulation 5 of Annex V (special requirements for discharge of garbage from fixed or floating platforms);
(c) regulation 6 of Annex V (discharge of garbage within special areas);
(d) section 5.2 (operational requirements) of chapter 5 of part II-A of the Polar Code (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships); and
(e) regulation 8 (exceptions).
(2) For the purposes of regulation 4.2 of Annex V and regulation 6.2 of Annex V (discharge of cleaning agents or additives) a substance will be “harmful to the marine environment” where it—
(a) falls within the definition of a “harmful substance” in regulation 1 of Annex III to the Convention; and
(b) contains any components which are known to be carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/621/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-pollution-by-garbage-from-ships-regulations-2020/regulation-5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.