Marine Pollution Prevention Act 1981 · පනවන ලද පරිදි · Part VI · Manivtim® Casualties
Section 15
ප්රතිචාර සහ සහායනිල ඉංග්රීසි පරිවර්තනය. එය සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ පාඨයට වඩා වෙනස් නම් බලපවත්වන පාඨය කුමක්දැයි පනතේම සඳහන් වේ.
° (1) Where, as a result of any maritime casualty or in consequence of any act resulting therefrom, there is pollution or an imminent threat of pollution to Sri Lanka waters or to its fore-shore or any interests relating to such waters or fore-shore, the Authority may, in consultation with ihe Minister, give directions—
maritime casualty
“maritime casualty ” means a collision.of ships, stranding or other incident of navigation, or other occurrance on board a ship or external to it resulting in material damage or imminent threat of material damage to a ship or cargo;
Maritime casualties.
{a} to the owner of a ship, or to any person in posses-sion of the ship;
owner
“ owner” means the person registered as the owner or in the absence of registration, the person owning or in possession;
{b) to the master of the ship;
master
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command of any ship or being in charge of any ship;
fe} ta any salvor in nossession «f the ship, or to any po-eson who is the se-vant cv s:,ent of any salvor in passession of the ship, and who is in charge of the salvage cperation
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; °
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to any cther person generally or specially authorized ky the Authority, to take such measures in respect of the ship or its cargo ag may be necessary to prevent, mitigate or eliminate such nollution or the threat of such pollution.
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{ 2} The directions issued to any person under subsection (i) may require—
{a} that the ship is ta be moved to a specified place, or is to be removed from a specified area or locality
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that the ship is not to be moved to a specified place or area or locality or over a specified route;
that any oi] or other cargo is to be or is not to be loaded, unloaded or discharged
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that specified salvage measures are to be or are not to be taken.
If in the opinion of the Minister the powers conferred under subsection (2) are or have proved to be inadequate for the purpose of preventing or reducing pollution or the risk of pollution, the Minister may—
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undertake operations for the sinking or destruction of the ship, or any part of it;
undertake operations which uivolve the taking over of control of the ship.
No action shall lic against the Minister, the Authority or any person authorized by the Minister for damages in any civil court, for any act done ut ordered to be done in good faith under this section.