Marine Pollution Prevention Act (No. 59 of 1981)

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Marine Pollution Prevention Act (No. 59 of 1981) - Sect 12

Duty to report discharge of oil or other pollutant into Sri Lanka waters

12. If any oil or other pollutant is discharged, escapes or is dumped in Sri Lanka waters for any reason whatsoever"

(a) from a ship ;

(b) from an apparatus used to transfer oil or other pollutant;

(d) from a pipe line ;

(e) from a place on land,

then the owner, operator, master or agent of the ship, or the owner or person in charge of the apparatus or the owner or occupier of the off-shore installation, pipe line or place on land, as the case may be, shall forthwith report all details of such occurrence to the Authority and, if he fails to do so, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.

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