Decree prohibiting the discharge of waste water from ships in watercourses and areas near to the coast (No. 663 of 1998).

This Decree applies to all ships in inland waters and territorial waters of Norway. Section 4 prohibits the discharge of waste water (defined in section) in inland waters. No existing or new ship with a waste water tank shall discharge waste water within 300 meters from the coast and existing ships without a tank shall not do so after 3 years transitional period. Municipalities may adopt more stringent norms (sect. 5). (7 sections)