View All - 1981 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances MARINE POLLUTION PREVENTION Marginal Notes1. This Act may foe cited as the Marine Pollution Prevention Act, No. 59 of 1981, 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 Pollution Prevention Authority 3. Discharge or escape of oil or other pollutant Into Sri Lanka waters. 4. Dumping oil or other pollutant into Sri Lanka waters. 5. Special defences. 6. civil liability 7. Special defences. 8. Limitation of liability. 9. Compulsory insurance. 10. Record books relating to oil and pollutants. 11. Restriction on transfer of oil 12. Duty to report discharge of oil or other pollutant into Sri Lanka waters. 13. Reception facilities to discharge or deposit oil or pollutants, 14. Equipment in ship to prevent pollution 15. maritime casualties 16. Measures taken under section 15 to be proportionate to actual or threatened damage. 17. Powers of the Minister to implement International Conventions. 18. Additional defences 19. power inspection survey & c 20. power to enter any land or premises 21. duty to co-operate. 22. power to detain ship 23. Detained ship proceeding to sea. 24. Notice to Consular Officer on detention of foreign ship. 25. Notices & c. to be in writing. 26. service of documents, 27. sale of ship. 28. Non-application to naval ships. 29. Jurisdiction of the Courts. 30. Power of arrest. 31. who may prosecute 32. Fines to be credited to consolidated fund.33. Delegation of powers by the authority 34. Regulations. 35. suits or legal proceeding not to lie against authority or employees in certain circumstances. 36. power of the minister in relation to the authority. 37. Section - 37