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19 Defence if discharge was to secure safety or save life
19 Defence if discharge was to secure safety or save life
Division 1 does not apply to the discharge of oil from a ship for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea.
Editor’s note.
See Reg 4.1 of Annex I of MARPOL.
s 19: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[13] [14].