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Oil in navigable Waters Ordinance (Cap. 204).

Pays/Territoire
Grenade
Type du document
Législation
Date
1928 (1934)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official publication (Collection of Laws), pp. 2654-2659.
Titre complet
An Ordinance to make provision against the discharge or escape of oil into the territorial waters of the Colony.
Sujet
Mer, Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Pollution de la mer Inspection Pollution par les hydrocarbures Infractions/sanctions
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

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)

Texte intégral
Anglais