{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-oil-pollution-act-1971/section-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-oil-pollution-act-1971/section-11.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1971/60",
  "legislation_title": "Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-oil-pollution-act-1971",
  "path": "section/11",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.",
  "text": "(1) If any oil or mixture containing oil—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) is found to be escaping or to have escaped into any such waters from a place on land;\n. . . the occupier of the place on land . . . shall forthwith report the occurrence to the harbour master, or, if the harbour has no harbour master, to the harbour authority.\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(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.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 11(1)(a)(b) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 11(1) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 11(2) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46; (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 11 extended with modifications by S.I. 1989/1350, art. 3, Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/60/section/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:49:41.912025+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}