Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2018
sec.21Discharges of water involving category Y substances or category Z substances after ventilation procedure
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sec.21 Discharges of water involving category Y substances or category Z substances after ventilation procedure
This section applies if— a ship’s tank has held a category Y substance or a category Z substance; and the tank has been cleaned using a ventilation procedure approved for the ship, in accordance with Annex II, Appendix VII under Annex II, regulation 13.3. A discharge of water from the ship’s tank, taken on after the ventilation procedure and containing residue of the category Y substance or category Z substance, is exempt from the operation of the discharge offence. (sec.21-ssec.1) This section applies if— a ship’s tank has held a category Y substance or a category Z substance; and the tank has been cleaned using a ventilation procedure approved for the ship, in accordance with Annex II, Appendix VII under Annex II, regulation 13.3. (sec.21-ssec.2) A discharge of water from the ship’s tank, taken on after the ventilation procedure and containing residue of the category Y substance or category Z substance, is exempt from the operation of the discharge offence.
- (a) a ship’s tank has held a category Y substance or a category Z substance; and
- (b) the tank has been cleaned using a ventilation procedure approved for the ship, in accordance with Annex II, Appendix VII under Annex II, regulation 13.3.