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Part 4Prevention of pollution by packaged harmful substances
28 Defences
The following are defences to a prosecution for an offence against section 27:
(a)
the jettisoning was made for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea;
(b)
if the jettisoning was the washing of leakages overboard –
the jettisoning in accordance with procedures prescribed by the
Regulations would have impaired the safety of the ship or persons on board the ship.
Regulations
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the Regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
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