sec.43Defences to discharge offence

### sec.43 Defences to discharge offence The following are defences to a prosecution for a discharge offence— the jettisoning was made for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; if the jettisoning was the washing of leakages overboard—the jettisoning in accordance with procedures prescribed by regulation would have impaired the safety of the ship or persons on board the ship. s 43 amd 2010 No. 13 s 88 sch - (a) the jettisoning was made for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; - (b) if the jettisoning was the washing of leakages overboard—the jettisoning in accordance with procedures prescribed by regulation would have impaired the safety of the ship or persons on board the ship.