Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Hazardous and Noxious Substances Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation) Regulations 2004

Regulation 8

Hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plans for ships

Amended byS 689/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 689/2006 wef 01/01/2007

Subregulation 1

The owner, agent or master of —

(a)

any hazardous and noxious substances tankers of over 150 GT;

(b)

any ship in Singapore waters carrying hazardous and noxious substances; and

(c)

any Singapore ship carrying hazardous and noxious substances, whether in Singapore waters or elsewhere,shall ensure that there is carried on board a pollution incident emergency plan.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 689/2006 wef 01/01/2007

The emergency plan in paragraph (1) shall fulfil the requirements of regulation 17 of Annex II to the Convention or the Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, as the case may be.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 689/2006 wef 01/01/2007

In this regulation, “Annex II” means Annex II to the Convention which contains regulations for the control of noxious liquid substances in bulk and which is set out in the First Schedule to the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2006 (G.N. No. S 686/2006).

Read in full context — Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Hazardous and Noxious Substances Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation) Regulations 2004 →