Section 11 Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.C1

United Kingdom

(1)

If any oil or mixture containing oil—

F1(a)

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(b)

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(c)

is found to be escaping or to have escaped into any such waters from a place on land;

F2. . . 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.

F3(2)

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(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 F4level 5 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 11(1)(a)(b) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
F2: Words in s. 11(1) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
F3: S. 11(2) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)
F4: 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

Modifications

C1: S. 11 extended with modifications by S.I. 1989/1350, art. 3, Sch. 2