ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
410. Regulations on marine pollution
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
410. Regulations on marine pollution
(1)The Cabinet Secretary may make regulations for the protection and preservation of the marine environment from pollution by matter from ships.(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may give effect to any provision of the following international maritime conventions and agreements—(a)the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982;(b)the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (as amended);(c)the International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969 (the Intervention Convention) as amended;(d)the Protocol Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Marine Pollution by Substances Other than Oil, 1973;(e)the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990;(f)the International Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter, (LDC) 1972;(g)the Protocol on Preparedness response and Cooperation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000 (HNS Protocol);(h)the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (AFS) 2001; and(i)the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004;(j)any international convention or agreement not mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (h) above which relates to the prevention, reduction and control of pollution as well as liability and compensation for pollution damage of the sea or other waters by dumping of wastes and matter from ships.(3)In this section, reference to a convention, protocol or an agreement includes a convention, protocol or an agreement which provides for the modification of another convention, protocol or agreement.Inspection