47Director may direct person to provide waste reception facilities

47 Director may direct person to provide waste reception facilities

(1)  In this section –

terminal includes an oil depot, oil installation and any other place used for the loading or unloading of oil or noxious liquid substances in bulk.

(2)  The Director may, by written notice, direct the owner or occupier of –

(a) a port or terminal; or

(b) an establishment at which repair or other work is performed on ships, if the repair or work involves the disposal of –

(i) oily mixtures within the meaning of Annex I to the Convention; or

(ii) mixtures that include noxious liquid substances within the meaning of Annex II to the Convention; or

(iii) oil residues within the meaning of Annex I to the Convention; or

(iv) residues of noxious liquid substances within the meaning of Annex II to the Convention; or

(v) sewage within the meaning of Annex IV to the Convention; or

(vi) wastes or residues from an exhaust gas cleaning system within the meaning of Annex VI to the Convention; or

(c) an establishment at which ships are berthed, docked or otherwise present –

to provide facilities for the reception or disposal of specified marine pollutants, and marine pollutant residues, by ships berthed, docked or otherwise present at the port, terminal or establishment.

(3)  A notice given under subsection (2) to the owner or occupier of a port, terminal or establishment –

(a) is to direct that the owner or occupier make the facilities available at that port, terminal or establishment to enable ships to dispose of marine pollutants and marine pollutant residues; and

(b) is to specify the type or types of marine pollutants and marine pollutant residues that the facilities are to receive; and

(c) is to specify the period for which the facilities are to be made available; and