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5A Meaning of ”transfer operation”
5A Meaning of ”transfer operation”
For the purposes of this Act, transfer operation—
(a) means an operation that is involved in the preparation for, or in the commencement of, carrying on or termination of, a transfer of oil or a noxious liquid substance or a combination of those substances, whether in bulk, packaged or another form, to or from a ship or a place on land, but
(b) does not include a transfer of oil cargo at sea between oil tankers with a gross tonnage of 150 or more, to which Chapter 8 of Annex I of MARPOL applies.
s 5A: Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[8].