# Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971, Section 11: Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.

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

(1) If any oil or mixture containing oil—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) is found to be escaping or to have escaped into any such waters from a place on land;
. . . 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.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(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/1971/60/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-oil-pollution-act-1971/section-11
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