Marine-related Incidents (MARPOL Implementation) Act 2020
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(1) In this Part –
harmful substance means a substance which –
(a) is identified as a marine pollutant in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) as published by the International Maritime Organization; or
(b) meets the criteria in the Appendix of Annex III to the Convention;
packaged form means a form of containment specified for harmful substances in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) as published by the International Maritime Organization.
(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in this Part and in Annex III to the Convention (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by that Annex) has, in this Part, the same meaning as in that Annex.