Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 621

Marine Pollution

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020

Made

29th June 2020

Laid before Parliament

30th June 2020

Coming into force

22nd July 2020

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Order 2006(1), articles 2(1), (2)(a) to (g), (3) and 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996(2) and sections 128(5), 128(6) and 306A of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(3) makes the following Regulations.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Regulations extended (with modifications) (16.10.2025) by S.I. 1989/1350, art. 3 (as amended by The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1094), arts. 1(2), 2(3)(e)(f))

(3)

1995 c.21; there are amendments to section 128 which are not relevant to these Regulations. Section 306A was inserted by the Deregulation Act 2015 (c.20), section 106.