Section 566: Pollution from shipping casualties

566. Pollution from shipping casualties.—(1) If an accident occurs involving any ship in or outside Pakistan waters and the Federal Government is of opinion that oil or oily mixture or harmful substances from such ship may cause pollution or damage to the marine environment on a large scale in Pakistan waters, it may give such directions to the master, owner, charterer salvor or agent of the ship as it considers necessary to avoid, reduce or neutralize such pollution and damage of the marine environment. (2) If a master, owner, charterer, salvor or agent fails to comply with the directions given under sub-section (1) he shall, for each offence, be liable to imprisonment which shall not be less than two years and fine which may extend to one million US dollars.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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