14.—(1) This regulation applies to any shipyard within a harbour in the United Kingdom in which—
(a)the cleaning or repair of ballast water tanks occurs; and
(b)the ballast water tanks in question are those of ships to which these Regulations apply.
(2) The owner and operator of a shipyard to which this regulation applies must ensure that sediment reception facilities which meet the requirements of paragraph (3), are provided for the facility.
(3) The requirements are that the sediment reception facilities must—
(a)be designed and operated in accordance with section 11 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1908 (M+F);
(b)operate without causing undue delay to ships; and
(c)provide for the safe disposal of sediments from ships’ ballast water tanks in a manner that does not impair or damage the environment, human health, property or resources of the United Kingdom or foreign States.
(4) In this regulation “shipyard” means any yard or dry dock (including the precincts thereof) in which ships or vessels are constructed, reconstructed, repaired, fitted or finished.