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Oil in navigable Waters Ordinance (Cap. 204).

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Abstract
The Ordinance shall apply to any vessel that is capable of carrying in bulk, more than twenty-five tons of oil, or if not fitted to carry in bulk, more than five tons of oil (sect. 2). The Ordinance applies to territorial waters of Grenada. Section 3 prescribes a penalty for discharge of oil. It shall not be lawful to transfer oil from or to any vessel at night (sect. 4). There shall be kept a record for every vessel involved in transfer of oil (sect. 5). The Financial Secretary may appoint public officers for purposes of inspection under section 8. Section 9 makes provision for legal proceedings in relation with offences. (9 sections)
Long title of text
An Ordinance to make provision against the discharge or escape of oil into the territorial waters of the Colony.
Notes
Revised edition of 1934.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official publication (Collection of Laws), pp. 2654-2659.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No