Sea Pollution (Harmful Substances in Packaged Form) Regulations, 2013 (S.I. No. 510 of 2013). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Hazardous substances Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations give effect to a revision of 2010 of Annex III of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships as amended by the 1978 Protocol and as further amended by a resolution of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization. The Regulations prohibit the carriage of harmful substances by sea by Irish ships and all other ships when they are in Irish waters (as defined by the Sea Pollution Act 1991), unless done in accordance with prescribed rules regarding packing, marking and labelling, documentation and stowage. “Harmful substances” are those substances which are identified as marine pollutants in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) or which meet the criteria in the Appendix of Annex III. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Sea Pollution Act, 1991. Legislation | Ireland | 1991 (2021) Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Oil pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Offences/penalties, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Harbour Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Sea Pollution (Harmful Substances in Packaged Form) Regulations, 2009 (S.I. No. 491 of 2009). Legislation | Ireland | 2009 Keyword: Marine pollution, Hazardous substances Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Sea Pollution (Harmful Substances in Packaged Form) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 459 of 2016). Legislation | Ireland | 2016 Keyword: Marine pollution, Hazardous substances, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX