Introduction
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LOCALISATION OF UNITED KINGDOM ENACTMENTS
Dumping at Sea
This paper has been
prepared as
basis for
consultation, in accordance with the three principles for
consultation agreed at the eighth meeting of the Sino-British
Joint Liaison Group, on the way in which the British side intend
certain provisions in United Kingdom enactments
which apply to Hong Kong. The enactments covered by this paper
concern the dumping of wastes and other matter at sea.
to localise
Background
2.
The United Kingdom signed the
Convention on the
Prevention of Maritime Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Others
Matter ("the Convention") on 29 December 1972 and ratified it on
17 November 1975. In order to be able to ratify the Convention
the United Kingdom enacted the Dumping at Sea Act 1974 ("the
Act") which made it an offence for any person to dump substances
or articles at sea except in accordance with a licence.
3.
The United Kingdom,
ratification to
declared its
when ratifying the Convention,
effective also in respect of
Hong Kong and other overseas territories, TO enable the
Convention to be implemented in Hong Kong and those territories,
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