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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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