Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act, 1976 (Cap. 275). Country/Territory Bahamas Document type Legislation Date 1976 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision concerning oil pollution of navigable waters by ships; to provide for civil liability for oil pollution by merchant ships; to give effect to certain International Conventions relating to the pollution of the sea; and for matters connected with and incidental to the foregoing. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Oil pollution Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act concerns oil pollution in waters of the Bahamas and by ships of The Bahamas in other waters. It gives effect to provisions of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage of 1969. The Act consists of 59 sections divided into 8 Parts: Preliminary (I); Prevention of oil pollution (II); Shipping casualties (III); Civil liability (IV); The International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (V); Oil tankers (VI); Enforcement (VII); Supplemental (VIII). Full text English Website laws.bahamas.gov.bs References - Legislation Implemented by Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Indemnification of Ship-owners) Regulations (Cap. 275). Legislation | Bahamas | 1978 Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfer) Regulations, 2015 (S.I. No. 79 of 2015). Legislation | Bahamas | 2015 Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Oil, Hazardous substances, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Act, 2001 (No. 11 of 2001). Legislation | Bahamas | 2001 Keyword: Marine pollution, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX