Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2018
sec.20Discharges of water involving category Y substances or category Z substances
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sec.20 Discharges of water involving category Y substances or category Z substances
This section applies if— a ship’s tank has held a category Y substance or a category Z substance; and either— the tank has been unloaded in accordance with the ship’s procedures and arrangements manual; or the tank has been washed in accordance with Annex II, regulation 13.7.1.2 and the tank did not hold a high viscosity or solidifying category Y substance. Also, this section applies if a ship’s tank— has held a high viscosity or solidifying category Y substance; and after being unloaded has been washed in accordance with the procedure stated in Annex II, regulation 13.7.1.3. A discharge of water, from the ship’s tank, taken on as ballast water after a procedure mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) and containing residue of the category Y substance or category Z substance, is exempt from the operation of the discharge offence if— for a discharge made when the ship is at least 12n miles from the nearest land and in water at least 25m deep—the discharge of water does not contain more than 1 part in 1,000,000 parts of the substance; or otherwise—the conditions in section 22 for the discharge are complied with. (sec.20-ssec.1) This section applies if— a ship’s tank has held a category Y substance or a category Z substance; and either— the tank has been unloaded in accordance with the ship’s procedures and arrangements manual; or the tank has been washed in accordance with Annex II, regulation 13.7.1.2 and the tank did not hold a high viscosity or solidifying category Y substance. (sec.20-ssec.2) Also, this section applies if a ship’s tank— has held a high viscosity or solidifying category Y substance; and after being unloaded has been washed in accordance with the procedure stated in Annex II, regulation 13.7.1.3. (sec.20-ssec.3) A discharge of water, from the ship’s tank, taken on as ballast water after a procedure mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) and containing residue of the category Y substance or category Z substance, is exempt from the operation of the discharge offence if— for a discharge made when the ship is at least 12n miles from the nearest land and in water at least 25m deep—the discharge of water does not contain more than 1 part in 1,000,000 parts of the substance; or otherwise—the conditions in section 22 for the discharge are complied with.
- (a) a ship’s tank has held a category Y substance or a category Z substance; and
- (b) either— (i) the tank has been unloaded in accordance with the ship’s procedures and arrangements manual; or (ii) the tank has been washed in accordance with Annex II, regulation 13.7.1.2 and the tank did not hold a high viscosity or solidifying category Y substance.
- (i) the tank has been unloaded in accordance with the ship’s procedures and arrangements manual; or
- (ii) the tank has been washed in accordance with Annex II, regulation 13.7.1.2 and the tank did not hold a high viscosity or solidifying category Y substance.