Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971
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11 Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.
(1) If any oil or mixture containing oil— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) is found to be escaping or to have escaped into any such waters from a place on land; . . . the occupier of the place on land . . . shall forthwith report the occurrence to the harbour master, or, if the harbour has no harbour master, to the harbour authority. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) If a person fails to make a report as required by this section he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
11 Duty to report discharge of oil into waters of harbours.
(1) If any oil or mixture containing oil— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) is found to be escaping or to have escaped into any such waters from a place on land; . . . the occupier of the place on land . . . shall forthwith report the occurrence to the harbour master, or, if the harbour has no harbour master, to the harbour authority. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) If a person fails to make a report as required by this section he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
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