The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Order 2006

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2006/2950
Year2006

2006 No. 2950

MARINE POLLUTION

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Order 2006

Made 14th November 2006

Laid before Parliament 21th November 2006

Coming into force 12th December 2006

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of November 2006

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

This Order is made only for the purpose of giving effect to Annexes IV and V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (including its protocols, annexes and appendices) which constitutes attachment 1 to the final act of the International Conference on Marine Pollution signed in London on 2nd November 1973 (“the Convention”)1.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 128(1)(a), (3) and (4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 19952, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Order 2006 and comes into force on 12th December 2006.

S-2 Revocations

Revocations

2.—(1) The following Orders and articles are revoked—

(a)

(a) the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Order 19883;

(b)

(b) the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) (Amendment) Order 19934;

(c)

(c) article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Amendment) Order 19975; and

(d)

(d) article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Amendment) Order 19986.

S-3 Regulations to give effect to Annex IV

Regulations to give effect to Annex IV

3. The Secretary of State may make regulations for the prevention of pollution by sewage from ships for the purpose of giving effect to Annex IV to the Convention.

S-4 Regulations to give effect to Annex V

Regulations to give effect to Annex V

4. The Secretary of State may make regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships for the purpose of giving effect to Annex V to the Convention.

S-5 Provisions supplementary to articles 3 and 4

Provisions supplementary to articles 3 and 4

5. Without prejudice to the generality of articles 3 and 4, the regulations referred to in those articles may in particular include provision—

(a) with respect to the carrying out of surveys and inspections and the issue, duration and recognition of certificates;

(b) with respect to—

(i) the application of the regulations to the Crown,

(ii) the extraterritorial operation of the regulations, and

(iii) the extension of the provisions of...

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