Victorian Current Acts

POLLUTION OF WATERS BY OIL AND NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES ACT 1986

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   3A.     Transport Integration Act 2010  
   4.      Act to bind Crown  
   5.      Saving of other laws  
   6.      Delegation  

   PART 2--PREVENTION OF POLLUTION

           Division 1--Pollution by oil

   7.      Interpretation  
   8.      Prohibition of discharge of oil or oily mixtures into State waters  
   9.      Oil residues  
   10.     Duty to report certain incidents involving oil or an oily mixture  
   11.     Oil record book  
   12.     False entries in oil record book  
   13.     Oil record book to be retained  

           Division 2--Pollution by noxious substances

   14.     Definitions  
   15.     Application of Part to mixture of oil and liquid substance  
   16.     Categories of noxious liquid substances  
   17.     Appendix III substances  
   18.     Prohibition of discharge of substances into State waters  
   18A.    Certain liquid substances to be treated as oil  
   19.     Duty to report certain incidents involving certain substances  
   20.     Cargo record book  
   21.     False entries in cargo record book  
   22.     Cargo record book to be retained  
   23.     Cleaning of tanks of ships  

           Division 2A--Prevention of pollution by garbage

   23A.    Interpretation  
   23B.    Prohibition of disposal of garbage into State waters  

           Division 2B--Prevention of pollution by packaged harmful substances

   23C.    Definition  
   23D.    Duty to report certain incidents involving harmful substances  
   23E.    Prohibition of discharge by jettisoning of harmful substances into State waters  

           Division 2C--Prevention of pollution by sewage

   23F.    Interpretation  
   23G.    Prohibition of discharge of sewage into State waters  

           Division 2D--Discharges

   23H.    Definitions  
   23I.    Environment Protection Act prevails  
   23J.    Prohibited discharge into State waters  
   23K.    Discharge from ships  
   23L.    Duty to report discharges  

           Division 3--Miscellaneous

   24.     Powers of authorised officers  
   24C.    Summary jurisdiction in indictable offences  
   24D.    Powers under the Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988 additional to powers under this Act  
   24E.    Reception facilities  
   25.     No time limit for prosecution  
   26.     Service of summonses  
   27.     Evidence  
   28.     Enforcement provisions  
   29.     Immunity of authorised officers  
   30.     Regulations  
   31.      Orders  
   32.     Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments  

   PART 3--SHIPS CARRYING OR USING OIL

           Division 1--Preliminary

   34.     Definitions  
   34A.    Execution of documents by Authority  

           Division 2--Prevention of Pollution from Ships Convention (ships carrying or using oil)

   35.     Definitions  
   36.     Regulations to give effect to Regulations 13 to 19 (inclusive) of Annex I  
   37.     Ship construction certificate  
   38.     Alteration etc. of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates  
   39.     Ships to be surveyed periodically  
   40.     Requirement for ship construction certificates  

           Division 3--Prevention of Pollution from Ships Convention (ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk)

   41.     Definitions  
   42.     Regulations to give effect to Regulation 13 of Annex II  
   43.     Chemical tanker construction certificates  
   44.     Alteration etc. of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates  
   45.     Ships to be surveyed periodically  
   46.     Requirement for chemical tanker construction certificates  
   47.     Regulations  

           Division 4--Ships carrying harmful substances

   48.     Interpretation  
   49.     Regulations to give effect to Regulations 1 to 6 (inclusive) of Annex III  

           Division 5--Sewage pollution prevention certificates

   50.     Interpretation  
   51.     Regulations to give effect to Regulations 3 and 11 of Annex IV  
   52.     Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificates  
   53.     Alteration etc. of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates  
   54.     Ships to be surveyed periodically  
   55.     Requirement for sewage certificates  
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           APPENDIX
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           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           APPENDIX II
           APPENDIX III
           APPENDIX IV
           APPENDIX V
           SCHEDULE 5
           SCHEDULE 6
           SCHEDULE 7
           APPENDIX III
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           SCHEDULE 9
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