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Schedule 7—Annexes added to Schedule 1 to the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
Subsection 34 (3)

ANNEX IV

Section 3

REGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION BY SEWAGE FROM SHIPS

Regulation 1

Definitions

For the purposes of the present Annex:

   (1) "New ship" means a ship:
      (a) for which the building contract is placed, or in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction, on or after the date of entry into force of this Annex; or
      (b) the delivery of which is three years or more after the date of entry into force of this Annex.

   (2) "Existing ship" means a ship which is not a new ship.

   (3) "Sewage" means:
      (a) drainage and other wastes from any form of toilets, urinals, and WC scuppers;
      (b) drainage from medical premises (dispensary, sick bay, etc.) via wash basins, wash tubs and scuppers located in such premises;
      (c) drainage from spaces containing living animals; or
      (d) other waste waters when mixed with the drainages defined above.

(4) "Holding tank" means a tank used for the collection and storage of sewage.

(5) "Nearest land", The term "from the nearest land" means from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory in question is established in accordance with international law except that, for the purposes of the present Convention "from the nearest land" off the north eastern coast of Australia shall mean from a line drawn from a point on the coast of Australia in
      latitude 11 degrees 00' South, longitude 142 degrees 08' East to a point in latitude 10 degrees 35' South,
      longitude 141 degrees 55' East;thence to a point latitude 10 degrees 00' South,
      longitude 142 degrees 00' East, thence to a point latitude 9 degrees 10' South,
      longitude 143 degrees 52' East, thence to a point latitude 9 degrees 00' South,
      longitude 144 degrees 30' East, thence to a point latitude 13 degrees 00' South,
      longitude 144 degrees 00' East, thence to a point latitude 15 degrees 00' South,
      longitude 146 degrees 00' East, thence to a point latitude 18 degrees 00' South,
      longitude 147 degrees 00' East, thence to a point latitude 21 degrees 00' South,
      longitude 153 degrees 00' East, thence to a point on the coast of Australia in latitude 24 degrees 42' South, longitude 153 degrees 15' East.

Regulation 2

Application
     The provisions of this Annex shall apply to:
          (a) (i) new ships of 200 tons gross tonnage and above;
           (ii) new ships of less than 200 tons gross tonnage which are certified to carry more than 10 persons;
           (iii) new ships which do