Part VI

Prevention of Pollution
Chapter II

Oil Pollution

General provisions for preventing pollution

Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.
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1
If any oil or mixture containing oil—
a
is discharged from a ship into the waters of a harbour in the United Kingdom; or
b
is found to be escaping or to have escaped from a ship into any such waters;
the owner or master of the ship shall forthwith report the occurrence to the harbour master, or, if the harbour has no harbour master, to the harbour authority.
2
A report made under subsection (1) above shall state whether the occurrence falls within subsection (1)(a) or (b) above.
3
If a person fails to make a report as required by this section he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.