Section 467: Notice of accidents to nuclear ships

467. Notice of accidents to nuclear ships.—(1) Where a Pakistani nuclear ship meets with an accident and such accident is likely to lead to environmental hazards, the master of the ship shall forth with give notice of the accident.–– (a) to such officer or authority as may be specified in this behalf by the Federal Government; and (b) if the ship is in, or intends to enter, the territorial waters of a foreign State, also the appropriate Government authority of the State. (2) Where a nuclear ship, other than a Pakistani ship, meets with an accident of the nature specified in sub-section (1), while she is in the territorial waters of, or at a port, in Pakistan the master of the ship shall forthwith give notice of the accident to the officer or authority specified under clause (a) of sub-section (1). (3) On receipt of a notice under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the officer or authority, specified under clause (a) of sub-sections (1), shall issue such directions as may be deemed necessary and expedient in the circumstances of the case and investigate into the causes of the accident in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) A copy of the directions issued under sub-section (3) and a report of the findings of the investigation shall be sent to the Federal Government within such time as may be prescribed. (5) Where a nuclear ship other than a Pakistani ship meets with an accident of the nature specified in sub-section (1) at any port or place outside Pakistan and intends to enter the territorial waters of Pakistan in a damaged condition, the master of such ship shall give notice of the nature of the accident and the condition of the ship in such form as may be prescribed to the officer or authority specified under clause (a) of sub-section (1) and shall comply with such directions as that officer or authority may give. (6) If the master of a nuclear ship fails to give the notice required by sub-section (1) or (5) or fails to comply with any directions issued under such sub-sections he shall, for each offence, be liable to a fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees. (7) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of Part XI of this Ordinance.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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