Dumping At Sea Act, 1996
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Prohibition of disposal of offshore installations and certain substances or material. |
4.—(1) Subject to section 5 of this Act, a person who deliberately disposes of, or permits the disposal of, in the maritime area, an offshore installation or any substance or material from any such installation, and the person in charge of, and the owner of, the offshore installation concerned, shall be guilty of an offence. | |
(2) A person who deliberately disposes of, or permits the disposal of, in the maritime area— | ||
(a) low, intermediate and high level radioactive substances or material, or | ||
(b) toxic, harmful or noxious substances, | ||
and the master and the owner of the vessel, or the pilot in command and the owner of the aircraft or the person in charge of and the owner of the offshore installation concerned, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(3) Subsection (2) (a) of this section shall not apply to any radioactive substances or material below low level as prescribed by the Minister in consultation with the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland. |