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Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2012 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)

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A decision made 27 September 2012:

Decision Reference:  MD-E-2012-0112

Decision Summary Title :

Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2012

Date of Decision Summary:

19 September 2012

 

Decision Summary Author:

 

Registrar of Shipping

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written (Explanatory Note & Order)

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 n/a

Written Report

Title :

Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2012

Date of Written Report:

19 September 2012

Written Report Author:

Registrar of Shipping

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:

Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2012.  International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)

Decision(s):

The Minister made the Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2012. (“the Order”).

Reason(s) for Decision:

The States adopted the Shipping (MARPOL) (Jersey) Regulations 2012 on 17 January 2012. As a result, the UK ratified the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) on behalf of the Island on 30 July 2012. The ratification automatically brought the Regulations into force.

The Order overcomes an overlap between the prohibition on the discharge of oil set out in the Shipping Law and the prohibition (and exceptions) relating to similar discharges in Annex I to the Convention; it extends the operation of certain provisions of the legislation to fixed or floating platforms, so that they meet the same pollution restrictions as ships and it amends Regulation 1 to correctly define the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by using its modern title.

Resource Implications:

There are no additional resource implications arising from this decision.

Action required:  

Notify the Greffier of the States and the Law Draftsman that the Order has been made and forward the signed and sealed Order to the Publications Editor, States Greffe, for notification to the States.

Signature: Senator A.J.H Maclean

 

Position:  Minister

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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