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Marine Pollution (Control and Civil Liability) Act, 1981 (Act No. 6 of 1981)

28. Regulations

 

(1) The Minister may make regulations—
(a) prescribing measures to be taken on board or in respect of a ship or a tanker when such ship or tanker is rendered incapable of sailing or manoeuvring under its own power as contemplated in section 21;
(b) prescribing the machinery and equipment to be installed and maintained on or in connection with a ship, tanker or offshore installation for the purposes of the removal or prevention of pollution of the sea by harmful substances discharged or likely to be discharged from such ship, tanker or offshore installation during a transfer of any such substance as contemplated in section 21(1)(b) or, in the case of such ship or tanker, during the period when such ship or tanker has been rendered incapable of sailing or manoeuvring under its own power as contemplated in section 21(1)(a);

[Section 28(1)(b) amended by section 42(a) of Act No. 23 of 1997]

(c) prescribing, in respect of ships or tankers registered in the Republic under the Merchant Shipping Act 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951), and in respect of ships or tankers not so registered but which ply between a port in the Republic or an offshore installation and any other port or installation similar to an offshore installation, the equipment to be carried on board such ships or tankers for use in preventing a discharge of harmful substances, and standards for the maintenance of such equipment;

[Section 28(1)(c) amended by section 42(b) of Act No. 23 of 1997]

(d) as to the powers, duties and conditions of service of trustees appointed in terms of section 12(3);
(e) as to all matters which in terms of this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed by regulation,

and, generally, for the better achievement of the objects and purposes of this Act.

 

(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may—
(a) prescribe, for any contravention thereof or failure to comply therewith, penalties not exceeding the penalties prescribed in section 30(2)(a);
(b) be applicable outside the Republic.

[Section 28(2) substituted by section 42(c) of Act No. 23 of 1997]