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Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998 (No. 1056 of 1998).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Oil pollution
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
These Regulations will come into force on 15 May 1998.
Abstract

These Regulations implement, in part, the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and cooperation, 1990. They require harbour authorities and operators of oil handling facilities and of offshore installations, where there is present a risk of an oil pollution incident, to have oil pollution emergency plans, which have to be approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency ("MCA") of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions as conforming to the National Contingency Plan (reg. 4(1) and (6)). The MCA may after consulting harbour authorities or operators of oil facilities direct that a plan be altered (reg. 4(6)). It is the duty of harbour authorities and such operators to implement the approved plan in the event of an oil pollution incident (reg. 4(8)). The Secretary of State (for Trade and Industry) has equivalent powers in relation to offshore installations and pipelines (reg. 4(7)). The Regulations also contain provisions requiring masters of United Kingdom ships, and individuals having charge of harbours, oil handling facilities and offshore installations to report certain events involving the discharge of oil (regs. 5 and (6)). There are powers of inspection for the Secretary of State in relation to offshore installations and pipelines (reg. 8).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 1639 of 2001).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001

Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 386 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Environmental planning, Hazards, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provisions) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 1431 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Climate change, Environmental fees/charges, Marine pollution, Marine protected areas, Protection of habitats, Oil pollution, Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 3306 of 2014).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Coastal zone management, Marine pollution, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX