(Reg 7.1 of Annex III of MARPOL)
(1) The master and the owner of a ship are each guilty of an offence if a harmful substance in packaged form carried on the ship is jettisoned from the ship into State waters.Maximum penalty:(a) in the case of an individual--$55,000, or(b) in the case of a corporation--$275,000.
(2) In proceedings for an offence against this section in relation to a ship:(a) it is sufficient for the prosecution to allege and prove that a harmful substance in packaged form was jettisoned from the ship into State waters, but(b) it is a defence if it is proved that, by virtue of Division 3, this section does not apply in relation to the jettisoning.