Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006

Amendment of section 6 (giving of directions by Minister) of Act of 1999.

24.— Section 6 of the Act of 1999 is amended—

(a) in both subsections (1)(a) and (3)(a) by inserting “or a hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan” after “oil pollution emergency plan”,

(b) in both subsections (1)(b) and (3)(b) by inserting “or a pollution incident by hazardous and noxious substances” after “oil pollution incident”, and

(c) by substituting the following for subsection (2):

“(2) The Minister may—

(a) give a direction in writing to the operator of an offshore unit, oil handling facility or hazardous and noxious substances handling facility or to the master, or such other person as may have charge, of a relevant Irish ship requiring the operator, master or other person concerned to make such modifications or alterations to either or both an oil pollution emergency plan and a hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan in respect of the offshore unit, handling facility or relevant Irish ship, as the case may be, under the control of the operator, or the master or such other person, as the Minister deems appropriate, or

(b) in relation to an offshore unit, oil handling facility, hazardous and noxious substances handling facility or relevant Irish ship, give a direction (in writing or otherwise) to the operator of such offshore unit or handling facility or to the master, or such other person as may have charge, of a relevant Irish ship, as the case may be, to do or refrain from doing anything, the doing or refraining from doing of which is, in the opinion of the Minister, necessary or expedient for the purposes of responding to an oil pollution incident or a pollution incident by hazardous and noxious substances in or on the offshore unit, handling facility or relevant Irish ship concerned.”.