Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution By Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2015
Download PDF| Year | 2015 |
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| Category | Consolidated |
| Last Updated | 2026-02-19 16:15:51 |
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| Source | bermudalaws.bm |
Table of Contents
- PART I
- 1. Citation
- 2. Interpretation
- 2A. Meaning of “Special Area” in Parts III and IV
- 3. Meaning of “Special Area” in Part V
- 4. Meaning of “from nearest land”
- 5. Ambulatory reference
- 6. Application
- PART II
- 7. Requirement for Sewage Certificate: initial survey
- 8. Renewal of Sewage Certificate: renewal survey
- 9. Responsibilities of the owner and master of a ship
- 10. Additional surveys
- 11. Issue of Sewage Certificates by a Certifying Authority
- 12. Issue of Sewage Certificates by another Government in respect of Bermuda ships
- 13. Issue of Sewage Certificates in respect of ships which are not Bermuda ships
- 14. Duration and validity of Sewage Certificates
- 15. Extension of periods of validity of Sewage Certificates
- 16. Procedure to be adopted when a ship is deficient
- 17. Arbitration
- 18. Miscellaneous provisions relating to Sewage Certificates
- 19. Prohibition on non-Bermuda ships proceeding to sea without a Sewage Certificate
- 20. Survey and certification of ships to which regulations 7,8, and 10 do not apply
- PART III
- 21. Sewage systems
- 22. Discharge connections
- PART IV
- 23. Prohibition on the discharge of sewage
- 24. Exception for ship equipped with a sewage treatment plant [revoked]
- 25. Exception for other ships [revoked]
- PART V
- 26. Prohibition on disposal of plastics or mixtures of garbage from a ship
- 27. Prohibition on disposal of garbage other than plastics from a ship outside a Special
- 28. Prohibition on disposal of garbage from a ship within a Special Area
- 29. Prohibition on disposal of garbage from a relevant platform or from a ship
- 30. Restriction on Bermuda ships entering the Antarctic area
- 31. Placards on ships
- PART VA
- 31A. Polar Code
- PART VI
- 32. Garbage management plan
- 33. Garbage record books
- 34. Entries in garbage record books
- 35. Exemptions from regulations 33 and
- PART VII
- 36. Inspections, Detentions and Offences
- 37. Investigations of alleged violations by Bermuda ships
- 38. General provisions on detention
- 39. Power of the harbour master to detain
- 40. Duty of harbour master to report deficient ships
- 41. Right of appeal and compensation
- 42. Offences
- 43. Service of documents on foreign companies
- 44. Enforcement and application of fines
- 45. Restrictions on jurisdiction over offences outside of Bermuda limits
- 46. Suspension of proceedings at flag state request
- 47. Defences
- SCHEDULE
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- PART I
- 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution
- 2. (1) In these Regulations—
No cases currently cite this legislation.