Protection of Marine Waters (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1987 (SA)

South Australia Protection of Marine Waters (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1987 An Act relating to the protection of the sea and certain waters from pollution by oil and other substances; to repeal the Prevention of Pollution of Waters by Oil Act 1961; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Act to bind Crown 5 Saving of other laws 6 Delegation Part 2—Pollution by oil 7 Interpretation 8 Prohibition of discharge of oil or oily mixtures into State waters 9 Oil residues 10A Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan 11 Oil record book 12 False entries in oil record book 13 Oil record book to be retained Part 3—Pollution by noxious substances 14 Interpretation 15 Application of Act to mixture of oil and liquid substance 16 Categories of noxious liquid substances 17 Appendix III substances 18 Prohibition of discharge of substances into State waters 19 Certain liquid substances to be treated as oil 21 Cargo record book 22 False entries in cargo record book 23 Cargo record book to be retained 24 Cleaning of tanks of ships Part 3AA—Prevention of pollution by packaged harmful substances 24AA Interpretation 24AAB Prohibition of discharge of harmful substances into State waters Part 3AAB—Prevention of pollution by garbage 24AAC Interpretation 24AAD Prohibition of disposal of garbage into State waters Part 3A—Construction of ships Division 1—Preliminary 24A Preliminary Division 2—Ships carrying or using oil 24B Interpretation 24C Regulations to give effect to Regulations 13 to 19 (inclusive) of Annex I 24D Ship construction certificates 24E Alteration etc of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates 24F Ships to be surveyed periodically 24G Requirement for ship construction certificates Division 3—Ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk 24H Interpretation 24I Regulations to give effect to Regulation 13 of Annex II 24J Chemical tanker construction certificates 24K Alteration etc of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates 24L Ships to be surveyed periodically 24M Requirement for chemical tanker construction certificates Division 4—Regulations 24N Regulations Part 4—Miscellaneous Division 1—Preliminary 25 Interpretation Division 1A—Reporting requirements 25A Duty to report certain incidents Division 2—Discharges occurring other than from ships 26 Discharge of oil into waters from vehicles etc 27 Notification of discharge Division 3—Removal and prevention of pollution and recovery of costs 28 Removal and prevention of pollution 28A Marine spill action plan 29 Recovery of costs 30 Detention of ship, vehicle or apparatus 31 Recovery of costs by one person from another 32 Service of notices 32A Recovery of damages Division 4—Other matters 33 Powers of inspectors 34 Oil reception facilities 35 Transfer of oil at night 36 Prosecutions 37 Service of summonses 38 Evidence 39 Evidence of analyst 40 Immunity 41 Regulations 42 Orders 43 Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments 44 Repeal and saving Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Legislative history