Maintenance of Cleanliness Law, 1984.

This Act prohibits various polluting activities by citizens, including the discharge of waste from ships: Where it is proved that litter is thrown from a vessel, then for the purposes of section 2, its captain, operator or other responsible parties is liable for the discharge of the litter unless he can prove that he did not pollute and that the discharge of litter was done without his knowledge and that he took all reasonable measures to prevent the discharge and to identify the individual who discharged the litter. There is hereby established a "Cleanliness Maintenance Fund". The purpose of the Fund shall be to concentrate monetary resources for the maintenance of cleanliness and the prevention of throwing away waste, including the furtherance and encouragement of educational and informational activities, inspection and the enforcement of laws for the maintenance of cleanliness. The Minister of the Environment shall, impose a "cleanliness maintenance charge".