Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 19963

1

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996 is amended as follows.

2

In article 2, in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—

c

that a specified contravention of the regulations is to be an offence punishable—

i

on summary conviction—

aa

in England and Wales by a fine;

bb

in Scotland or Northern Ireland by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

ii

on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both;

d

that a specified contravention of the regulations is to be an offence punishable only on summary conviction—

i

in England and Wales by a fine;

ii

in Scotland or Northern Ireland by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;