Section 15: Prohibition of dumping

15. Prohibition of dumping.—No person, vessel or company shall cause or attempt to cause or abet to cause the dumping in the internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf, except under and in accordance with the terms of a licence or letter of authority issued by the Federal Government or any other authority or person duly authorized in this behalf by the Federal Government. Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, the expression “dumping” means,— (a) any deliberate disposal of wastes or other matters from vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea; and (b) any deliberate disposal of vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea but does not include— (i) the disposal of wastes or any other matter incidental to or derived from the normal operations of vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea and their equipment, other than wastes or other matters transported by or to vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea operating for the purpose of disposal of such mater or derived from the treatment of such wastes or other matters on such vessels, aircraft, platforms or structures; (ii) placement of matter for a purpose other than the mere disposal thereof, provided that such placement is not contrary to any provisions of this Act.

Effective date: 2023-04-26

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