136 Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.U.K.
(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.