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Duty to report discharge

of oil into

waters.

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71B. (1) If any oil or mixture

containing oil -

Hong Kong

1971, c.60 s.11.

(a)

is discharged from a vessel into

the waters of Hong Kong;

(b)

is found to be escaping or to

have escaped from a vessel into

any such waters; or

(c)

is found to be escaping or to

have escaped into any such waters

from a place on land,

the owner, master, agent or charterer of

the vessel, or the occupier of the place

on land, as the case may be, shall forth-

with report the occurrence to the Director.

(2) A report made under subsection

(1) by the owner, master, agent or charterer

of a vessel shall state whether the

occurrence falls within paragraph (a) or

(b) of that subsection.

(3) Any person who fails to make a

report as required by this section shall

be guilty of an offence and shall be

liable on conviction to a fine of four

thousand dollars.