S.I. No. 352/1980:

OIL POLLUTION OF THE SEA (SHIPS' EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS, 1980.

OIL POLLUTION OF THE SEA (SHIPS' EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS, 1980.

I, ALBERT REYNOLDS, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 16 (1) of the Oil Pollution of the Sea Act, 1956 (No. 25 of 1956), as amended by section 12 of the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Amendment) Act, 1977 (No. 15 of 1977), the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), and the Tourism and Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1980 ), hereby make the following regulations:--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Ships' Equipment) Regulations, 1980.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 31st day of December, 1980.

2. These Regulations shall apply to every ship registered in the State which uses oil as fuel for either engines or boilers.

3. Every ship to which these Regulations apply shall be fitted so as effectively to prevent oil from leaking or draining into bilges unless the contents of the bilges are subjected to an effective means of separating the oil therefrom before they are pumped into the sea.

4. The Oil Pollution of the Sea (Ships' Equipment) Regulations, 1957 ( S.I. No. 208 of 1957 ), are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of November, 1980.

ALBERT REYNOLDS,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations require oil-fuelled Irish registered ships to be so fitted as to prevent oil from leaking or draining into bilges.