Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
of Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Ballast Water Management) Regulations 2017
Regulation 6
Exemptions in certain circumstances
Subregulation 1
Section 10A(1) of the Act does not apply to the discharge of ballast water if the discharge is made into any part of the sea by a ship through ballast water management that meets the standard described in regulation D-2 of the Annex.
Subregulation 2
Until such time as a ship is required to conduct ballast water management under regulation B-3 of the Annex, the following discharges of ballast water by a Singapore ship into any sea, or by any ship into Singapore waters, are exempt from the operation of section 10A(1) of the Act:
a discharge made into Singapore waters by a ship (other than a ship that is exempted under regulation 7(1)) that has, prior to its entry into Singapore waters, conducted ballast water exchange in accordance with the requirements of regulation B‑4 of the Annex;
a discharge made into the waters of any State that is not party to the Ballast Water Management Convention, by a Singapore ship (other than a ship that is exempted under regulation 7(1)) that has, prior to its entry into such waters, conducted ballast water exchange in accordance with the requirements of regulation B‑4 of the Annex;
a discharge made into the waters of a Contracting Party that is not Singapore, by a Singapore ship that has, prior to its entry into such waters, conducted ballast water exchange in accordance with the requirements of regulation B‑4 of the Annex in the manner permitted by that Contracting Party;
a discharge made into the high seas by a ship in the course of conducting ballast water exchange in accordance with the requirements of regulation B‑4 of the Annex;
a discharge made into Singapore waters, or the waters of any State not party to the Ballast Water Management Convention, by a ship exempted under regulation 7(1) from conducting ballast water exchange in accordance with the requirements of regulation B‑4.1 of the Annex before the ship’s entry into Singapore waters.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of section 10A(3) of the Act, a ship that discharges sediments into the sea is exempt from the operation of section 10A(1) of the Act in relation to that discharge, if the discharge was made —
into such part of the sea as is at least 200 nautical miles away from land;
in depths of over 200 metres; and
in accordance with the ship’s approved ballast water management plan.