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PROTECTION OF THE SEA LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1986 - SECT 21

Prohibition of disch arge of substances into the sea

    Section   21 of the Principal Act is amended ;

  (a)   by inserting in subsection (1A) " , the Jervis Bay Territory " after " State " (first occurring);

  (b)   by inserting in subsection (1B) " , the Jervis Bay Territory " after " State " ;

  (c)   by omitting from paragraph   ( 4) (c) " of not less than 5% of the total volume of the tank " ;

  (d)   by omitting from subsection (4) " residue diluted by that water " and substituting " water containing that residue " ;

  (e)   by omitting from paragraph   ( 5) (c) " of not less than 5% of the total volume of the tank " ;

  (f)   by omitting from subsection (5) " residue diluted by that water " and substituting " water containing that residue " ;

  (g)   by omitting from paragraph   ( 7) (a) all the words after " has been " and substituting " pre - washed in accordance with a procedure approved by a prescribed officer; and " ; and

  (h)   by omitting paragraph   ( 7) (b) and substituting the following paragraph ;

  " (b)   the resulting tank washings have been discharged to a reception facility, " .



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