The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018

Enforcement and application of fines

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40.  Section 146 of the 1995 Act (enforcement and application of fines) applies to any fine for an offence comprising a contravention of regulation 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 or 31 as if—

(a)in subsection (1) of that section the reference to proceedings against the owner or master of a ship for an offence under Chapter 2 were a reference to proceedings against the owner, manager, demise charterer or master for an offence comprising a contravention of regulation 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 or 31; and

(b)in subsection (2) of that section, the reference to an offence under section 131 were a reference to an offence comprising a contravention of regulation 24 or 26(2).