Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00925:clause:3_26fe
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00925
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 26FE
Character Range: 75782–76433

26FE  Power to require discharge of garbage at a reception facility

 (1) A prescribed officer may require the owner or master of a ship, by written notice given to the owner or master, as the case may be, to cause a specified quantity of garbage to be disposed of within a specified period from the ship to a specified facility that is suitable to receive that quantity of garbage if the officer has reason to believe that retention of the garbage would create a risk of disposal from the ship into the sea.

 (2) The owner or master of a ship to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) must comply with the notice.

Penalty: 500 penalty units.