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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Amendment) Order 1997
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- 1997 No. 2569
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This Order further amends the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987 (“the 1987 Order”) and the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Order 1988 (“the 1988 Order”).
The Order provides that the penalties provided for by section 131(3) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 may be applied in respect of contraventions of Regulations made under the 1987 or 1988 Orders as may be specified in those Regulations as they apply to contraventions of the said section 131.
The Order also provides that Regulations made under the 1987 or 1988 Orders may apply sections 143(6), 144 or 146 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to contraventions of the Regulations, subject to such modifications, if any, as are specified in the Regulations.
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