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Prevention of Oil Pollution (Enforcement of Convention) (Bermuda) Order 1980.

Country/Territory
Bermuda (UK)
Document type
Regulation
Date
1980 (1998)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Waste & hazardous substances, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Liability/compensation Pollution control Oil pollution Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Without prejudice to any powers exercisable by surveyors of ships otherwise than by virtue of this Order every surveyor of ships is hereby designated as a person empowered to go on board any ship to which the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil 1954 applies, while the ship is within a harbour in Bermuda, and to require production of any oil record book required to be kept in accordance with that Convention. The provisions of the Act, as extended to Bermuda, specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order modified as set out in the second column of the said Schedule shall apply for the purposes of this Order.

Full text
English
Website
www.bermudalaws.bm

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Merchant Shipping Act, 2002.

Legislation | Bermuda (UK) | 2002 (2009)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Fishing vessel, Registration, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Navigation, Waste disposal, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX