Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Bill

Clause 3

Prohibition of discharge of oil from land or apparatus

If any oil or oily mixture is discharged into Singapore waters from any place on land, or from any apparatus used for transferring oil from or to any ship (whether to or from a place on land or to or from another ship) —

(a)

if the discharge is from a place on land, the occupier of that place or if the discharge is caused by the act of another person who is in that place without the permission (express or implied) of the occupier, that person; or

(b)

if the discharge is from an apparatus used for transferring oil from or to a ship, the person in charge of the apparatus,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

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