Oil Spill Contingency Plan Regulations No. 01 of 2012.

These Regulations, consisting of nineteen sections and four Schedules, apply to every owner, operator, master or their agents or any other person in charge of ports, harbour terminals, repair yards of ships, dry docks, offshore installations, Pipe lines or any other apparatus used for transferring of oil to and from ships in territorial waters of Sri Lanka and any Maritime Zone declared under Maritime Zones Law, No. 22 of 1976. To whom these regulations apply, shall be required to have in possession an Oil Spill Contingency Plan in accordance with the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan prepared and revised from time to time by Marine Environment Protection Authority and approved by the Authority. There shall be a separate plan for each port, harbour terminal, repair yard of ships, dry dock, offshore installation, pipe line or any other apparatus used for transferring of oil. Any officer authorized by the Authority shall inspect the place and conformity equipment referred to in the Plan prior to the approval of the Oil Spill Contingency Plan on the conformity of the plan with the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan and with the guidelines specified in Schedule I.