14Power to require discharge of oil or oily mixture at facility

14 Power to require discharge of oil or oily mixture at facility

(1)  A prescribed officer may require, by written notice, the master or owner of a ship to cause oil or an oily mixture to be discharged from the ship to a specified facility that is suitable to receive that quantity of the oil or oily mixture, within a specified period, if the officer has reason to believe that retention of the oil or oily mixture would create a risk of discharge from the ship into the sea.

(2)  A notice under subsection (1) is to specify –

(a) the facility to which the oil or oily mixture is to be discharged; and

(b) the period within which the oil or oily mixture is to be discharged; and

(c) the quantity of the oil or oily mixture that must be discharged.

(3)  A person required to cause oil or an oily mixture to be discharged from a ship by a notice given under subsection (1) must ensure that the notice is complied with in respect of the ship.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units; and

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units.