Oil Pollution of the Sea (Amendment) Act, 1977
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Interpretation. |
1.—In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1956” means the Oil Pollution of the Sea Act, 1956 ; | ||
“the Act of 1965” means the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Amendment) Act, 1965 ; | ||
“the Convention of 1969” means the International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969; | ||
“living marine resources” includes fish, spawning grounds or the food of any fish; | ||
“marine fauna” means all wild animals (both aquatic and terrestrial) which occur in marine, coastal or estuarine habitats and includes in particular wild birds, wild mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and amphibians and all such wild animals' eggs and young; | ||
“marine flora” means all plants (both aquatic and terrestrial) which occur in the wild in marine, coastal or estuarine habitats and includes marine algae; | ||
“maritime casualty” includes a collision of ships, the loss, stranding or abandonment of a ship, any other incident of navigation, or any other occurrence on board a ship or external to it which results in material damage or the imminent threat of material damage to a ship or cargo. |