View All - 2008 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances MARINE POLLUTION PREVENTION ACTMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Marine Pollution Prevention Act, No. 35 of 2008, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the "appointed date").2. Establishment of the Marine Environment Protection Authority.3. Board of Directors.4. Disqualifications for being appointed as a member. 5. Seal of the Authority. 6. Functions of the Authority. 7. Powers of the Authority. 8. Delegation of powers. 9. Powers of inspections and surveys. 10. Power to order taking of prescribed steps. 11. Power to detain any ship 12. Power of arrest. 13. Authorized officer deemed to be a peace officer. 14. Establishment of the Marine Environmental Council and its functions.15. Disqualifications for being appointed a member of the Council. 16. Staff of the Authority. 17. Conditions of Employment. 18. The Fund of the Authority. 19. Accounts. 20. Audit of the Accounts. 21. Waste Management. 22. Record books relating to oils and pollutants 23. Equipment in ships to prevent pollution. 24. Maritime Casualties.25. Measures taken under section 24 to be proportionate to actual or threatened damage. 26. Discharge or escape of oil, harmful substance or other pollutant into the territorial waters of Sri Lanka or any other maritime zone. 27. Dumping of oil & c., only under authority of a permit.28. Application for a permit 29. Power to grant or refuse a permit. 30. Conditions to be attached to the permit. 31. Specification of the authorized vessel in the permit. 32. Permit not transferable. 33. Exemption from liability. 34. Civil Liability.35. Limitation of liability. 36. Compulsory Insurance. 37. Restrictions on transfer of oil. 38. Duty to report discharge of oil or other pollutant into the territorial waters etc. 39. Oil Spill Contingency Plan. 40. Standards to be observed by those engaged in exploration of natural resources including petroleum. 41. Offences and penalties. 42. Detained ships proceeding to sea.43. Notice to Consular Office on detention of foreign ships. 44. Notices to be in writing-45. Service of documents. 46. Sale of a ship. 47. Non application of the provisions of the Act. 48. Jurisdiction of the Courts. 49. Certificate to be prima facie evidence of facts stated therein. 50. Who may prosecute. 51. Regulations.52. Powers of the Minister in relation to the Authority. 53. Offences and penalties. 54. Expenses to be paid out of the Fund. 55. Duty to co-operate.56. Officer of the Authority shall be deemed to be a public officer. 57. Authority deemed to be a scheduled institution. 58. Liability of the directors and certain officers for offences committed by that body. 59. Repeal of Marine Pollution Prevention Act. No. 59 of 1981. 60. Savings. 61. Sinhala text to prevail in case of any inconsistency. 62. Interpretation.