Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996 (No. 2145 of 1996). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Oil pollution Inspection Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties 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 17 September 1996. Abstract These Regulations consolidate the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1983 and subsequent amendments. They incorporate the most recent amendments to Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Sea 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978 to that Convention (MARPOL), which were adopted at the 36th session of the Marine Environmental Committee (MEPC) to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in November 1994. These amendments provide a legal basis for port states to carry out inspections of shipboard operational procedures (regulation 34(1)(b) and (c)).The Regulations also introduce certain extensions permitted by the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention 1982, in particular: (i) discharges by non-United Kingdom ships into the United Kingdom's controlled waters beyond the territorial sea and, subject to certain restrictions on institution of proceedings contained in regulation 38, elsewhere, are prohibited; but (ii) where proceedings for a discharge of type mentioned in paragraph (i) are instituted, they may be suspended if the flag state institutes proceedings. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (No. 303 of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004 Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (No. 483 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (No. 1910 of 1997). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997 Keyword: Oil pollution, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 1916 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Enforcement/compliance 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 Repealed by Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 42 of 2019). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Coastal zone management, Marine pollution, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX