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Oil in navigable Waters Ordinance (Cap. 204).

Country/Territory
Grenada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1928 (1934)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication (Collection of Laws), pp. 2654-2659.
Long title
An Ordinance to make provision against the discharge or escape of oil into the territorial waters of the Colony.
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Inspection Oil pollution Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The Ordinance shall apply to any vessel that is capable of carrying in bulk, more than twenty-five tons of oil, or if not fitted to carry in bulk, more than five tons of oil (sect. 2). The Ordinance applies to territorial waters of Grenada. Section 3 prescribes a penalty for discharge of oil. It shall not be lawful to transfer oil from or to any vessel at night (sect. 4). There shall be kept a record for every vessel involved in transfer of oil (sect. 5). The Financial Secretary may appoint public officers for purposes of inspection under section 8. Section 9 makes provision for legal proceedings in relation with offences. (9 sections)

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