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Oil Pollution of the Sea (Amendment) Act, 1977

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Number 15 of 1977

OIL POLLUTION OF THE SEA (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1977

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Power to give directions to prevent, mitigate, etc., oil pollution.

3.

Right to recover compensation from Minister.

4.

Right of Minister to take action.

5.

Application of Act to ships outside territorial waters of State.

6.

Power to detain vessels.

7.

Place of offence.

8.

Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1956.

9.

Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1956.

10.

Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1956.

11.

Report of discharge into territorial seas.

12.

Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1956.

13.

Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1956.

14.

Amendment of section 19 of Act of 1956.

15.

Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1956.

16.

Amendment of section 22 of Act of 1956.

17.

Penalties.

18.

Repeals.

19.

Commencement.

20.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

Acts Referred to

Oil Pollution of the Sea Act, 1956

1956, No. 25.

Oil Pollution of the Sea (Amendment) Act, 1965

1965, No. 1.

Foreshore Act, 1933

1933, No. 12

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Number 15 of 1977

OIL POLLUTION OF THE SEA (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1977

AN ACT TO GIVE EFFECT TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL, 1954, AND FOR THAT AND OTHER PURPOSES TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE OIL POLLUTION OF THE SEA ACTS, 1956 AND 1965. [1st June, 1977]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: