The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations 1998

Offences

15.—(1) Section 143(6) of the Act (which provides for service of documents on foreign companies required or authorised by any statutory provision in connection with proceedings for an offence under section 131) shall apply to proceedings for an offence under regulations 4, 5, 6 or 7 above as it applies to proceedings for an offence under section 131 of the Act, as if—

(a) in respect of an offence in respect of a ship, for the word “owner” there were substituted the words “owner, manager or demise charterer”; and

(b) in respect of an offence in respect of an installation—

(i) for the word “ship” on the first occasion it occurs there were substituted the word “installation”; and

(ii) for the words “master of the ship” there were substituted the words “installation manager”.

(2) Section 146 of the Act (which provides for the enforcement and application of fines imposed for offences under Chapter II of Part VI) shall apply to an offence under regulations 4, 5, 6 or 7 above in respect of a ship as it applies to an offence under Chapter II of the Act, as if, in paragraph (1), for the words “owner or master” there were substituted the words “owner, manager, demise charterer or master”.