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POLLUTION OF WATERS BY OIL AND NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES ACT 1987


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Crown bound
            
   5.      Saving of other laws
            
   6.      Delegation by Minister and harbour masters

   PART II -- Pollution by oil  

   7.      Terms used
            
   8.      Discharge of oil etc. into State waters, offence
            
   9.      Discharge of oil etc. into State waters during transfer operation, offence
            
   10.     Discharge of oil residues into State waters, offence
            
   11.     Certain incidents involving oil or oily mixture on ship to be reported
            
   12.     Discharge of oil or oily mixture from land to be reported
            
   13.     Oil record book, duty of ships to carry etc.
            
   14.     Oil record book, false entries in
            
   15.     Oil record book to be retained

   PART III -- Pollution by noxious substances  

   16.     Terms used
            
   17.     Application of Act to mixture of oil and liquid substance
            
   18.     Annex II Appendix II, designation of liquid substances for; categories of liquid substances
            
   19.     Annex II Appendix III, designation of liquid substances for
            
   20.     Discharge of liquid substances etc. into State waters, offence
            
   21.     Certain liquid substances to be treated as oil
            
   22.     Certain incidents involving certain substances on ship to be reported
            
   23.     Cargo record book, duty of ships to carry etc.
            
   24.     Cargo record book, false entries in
            
   25.     Cargo record book to be retained
            
   26.     Cleaning of ships’ tanks, regulations about

   PART IV -- Miscellaneous  

   27.     Pollution by oil etc., powers to deal with etc.
            
   28.     Pollution by liquid substances, powers to deal with etc.
            
   29.     Inspectors’ powers
            
   30.     Prosecutions, no time limit for
            
   31.     Summonses, service of
            
   32.     Evidentiary provisions
            
   33.     Analysts, appointment, evidence of
            
   34.     Inspectors, protection of from liability
            
   35.     Regulations
            
   36.      Orders made under regulations, general provisions about
            
   37.     Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments
            
   38.     Repeal and saving
           SCHEDULE 1 -- 1973 Convention
           SCHEDULE 2 -- 1978 Protocol
           SCHEDULE 3 -- 1984 amendments to annex to Protocol
           SCHEDULE 4 -- 1985 amendments to annex to Protocol
           SCHEDULE 5 -- 1985 amendments to Protocol I


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