Dumping at Sea Bill, 1995

Public bill · Government · Presented

The measure would tighten controls on dumping waste, ships, aircraft and offshore installations at sea, while banning the deliberate burning of materials in marine waters and the disposal of radioactive or highly dangerous substances. Dumping would generally require a permit, based on the material’s risks, the proposed site, effects on marine life and whether safer land-based alternatives exist; permits would be publicly recorded. Inspectors could board and detain vessels, and offences could lead to substantial fines or up to five years’ imprisonment, helping Ireland meet its North-East Atlantic marine-protection commitments.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to make further provision to control dumping at sea, to give effect to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic done at Paris on the 22nd day of September, 1992, and for those purposes to repeal and re-enact with amendments the Dumping at Sea Act, 1981, and to provide for related matters

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