Marine Pollution Prevention Act 1981 · As enacted · Part III · Prevention of Pollution—Crvil Liability
9. Compulsory insurance
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The owner, or the operator of a ship carrying more than two thousand metric tonnes of oil in bulk as cargo which enters or leaves a port in Sri Lanka or enters or leaves Sri Lanka waters or a terminal in Sri Lanka waters shall have in respect of that ship a valid certificate of in-surance or other financial security such as the guarantee of a bank or a certificate delivered by an international fund which is acceptable to the Authority and if the ship is registered in a State which is a party to the International
owner
“ owner” means the person registered as the owner or in the absence of registration, the person owning or in possession;
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969.
oil
“oil” means oil of any description in any form and includes spirits and other distilates produced from oil of any description and coal, tar, bitumen, bitu-men emulsions, fuel oil, sludge oil refuse and oil mixed with waste; and includes mixtures of oil with waste or with any other substance;
a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of that
State.
The certificate of insurance or other security required by subsection (1) in respect of a ship shall be carried in the ship and shall, on demand, be produced by the master to the Authority or any person authorized in that behalf by the Authority.
ship
“ ship” means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment and includes fishing trawlers, hydrafoil boats, aircyshion vehicles, submersibles.barges, floating-craft and fixed or floating platforms without regard to the method of or the lack of propulsion; °
Where a ship enters or leaves or attempts to enter or leave a port in Sri Lanka or arrives at or leaves or at-tempts to arrive at or leave Sri Lanka waters in contraven-tion of subsection (1), the owner, operator or the master of such ship shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.
Sri Lanka waters
“Sri Lanka waters” means the following waters:— (a) the territorial sea, (b) the contiguous zone, (c) the exclusive economic zone, (d) the continental shelf, (e) the pollution prevention zone, as defined in the Maritime Zones Law…
Where a ship fails to carry, or the master of a ship fails to produce, a certificate as required by subsection (2), the owner, operator or the master of the ship shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees,
master
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command of any ship or being in charge of any ship;
Where a ship attempts to leave a port in Sri Lanka in contravention of this section the ship may be detained by the Authority.