Section 574: Recovery and liability — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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574. Recovery and liability.—(1) The Federal Government may order the owner or master of a ship who has contravened the provisions of sections 567 and 568, or who has dumped wastes in accordance with section 570, to recover, practicable, the wastes or other matter which were dumped if such wastes or other matter constitute a serious threat to the marine environment or the safety of human life or navigation and the costs of such recovery shall be borne by the owner of the ship. (2) The Federal Government may recover from the owner of the ship which has contravened the provisions of sections 567 and 568, or which has dumped wastes in accordance with section 570, all reasonable costs incurred by the Government in the recovery of the wastes or other matter referred to sub-section (1).

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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