Clause 12

Where the Director or the Port Master has reasonable cause to believe that any oil has been discharged or has escaped from any ship and the owner of the ship has incurred a liability under section 3, the Director or the Port Master may detain the ship and the ship may be so detained until the owner of the ship deposits with the Government or the Authority a sum of money or furnishes such security which would in the opinion of the Director or the Port Master be adequate to meet the owner’s liability under that section.