Sea Pollution (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 461 of 2016). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Oil 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 amend the Sea Pollution (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2007 in regulation 39D so as to prohibit the carriage of heavy, and therefore highly polluting, oils as ballast by Irish ships while in a designated special area, i.e., the Antarctic area which is the area south of latitude 60° S. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Sea Pollution (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 788 of 2007). Legislation | Ireland | 2007 Keyword: Marine pollution, Hazardous substances, Oil pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX